African-American Cemetery
at the Village Club of Sands Point
The African-American Cemetery, located within the Village Club of Sands Point property, was a small cemetery in use between 1815 and 1854.
There are only three interments in the cemetery:
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Elizabeth Sands,
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Cato Sands Jr.,
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and his mother Margaret Sands
Cato Sands Jr. was the son of a freed slave, Cato Sands Sr. He owned three acres of land near Mill Pond and lived at 35 Mill Pond Road. His historic house is still standing.
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Visit the Cato Sands Family home here.
Sources:
Findagrave.com (describes location and condition of cemeteries, lists the graves, and includes pictures of headstones)
“Early Burial Grounds” article in the Port Washington News, Nov. 2 2015
“Survey of Cemeteries- Town of North Hempstead” Howard Kroplick
“Plaque to highlight history of slave descendant's Port Washington home” Newsday, By Dandan Zou
