Downing Park African American Burial Ground Memorial in the News

NEWBURGH, NY — City leaders this week took a key step toward the creation of a special memorial and burial site for African Americans from the 1800s whose remains were rediscovered 17 years ago.

The City Council on Dec. 8 voted to establish a dedicated capital reserve fund to finance the new African American Burial Ground Memorial and Reinterment Area in Downing Park.

The $1.9M allocation of funds will enable the memorial site, designed by Studio HIP and PUSH Studio, to be constructed without any direct cost to local taxpayers.

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