Newark City Cemetery, also known as Newark Municipal Graveyard and Floral Rest, in

Newark, New Jersey Newark ( , ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County and the second largest city within the New York metropolitan area.potter's field A potter's field, paupers' grave or common grave is a place for the burial of unknown, unclaimed or indigent people. "Potter's field" is of Biblical origin, referring to Akeldama (meaning ''field of blood'' in Aramaic), stated to have been pu ...

, or cemetery for the indigent. It was in use from 1869 until the early 1950s. An 1889 report of the Department of Health of the State of New Jersey found with respect to the no-longer extant Clinton Township, which once included the area: "There are two cemeteries, or burial-places, in the township —

Clinton cemetery Clinton Cemetery is cemetery in Irvington, Essex County, New Jersey. The non-sectarian lot-owner owned cemetery comprises near Union Avenue and Lyons Avenue; the Elizabeth River lies at its western boundary. There have been approximately 11,00 ...

, in the village and upon the banks of Elizabeth River, and Newark potter's field, down in the salt meadow section". Located in the Dayton neighborhood on Bessemer St. near

Newark Airport Newark Liberty International Airport , originally Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport straddling the boundary between the cities of Newark in Essex County and Elizabeth in Union Count ...

and is prominently visible from the monorail serving it. The city began using the cemetery as a dump in 1954, until it was ordered to restore it in 1998. The area has been restored, but as of 2010 it is closed to the public.

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Cemeteries in Newark, New Jersey 1869 establishments in New Jersey {{EssexCountyNJ-geo-stub

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