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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:

  • Elizabeth Sands,

  • Cato Sands Jr.,

  • 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.

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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

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