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City of Trenton unveils New Jersey Black Heritage Trail Marker at Locust Hill Cemetery

The City of Trenton and the New Jersey Historical Commission yesterday unveiled a New Jersey Black Heritage Trail marker recognizing the “Historically Black Locust Hill Cemetery” at the Locust Hill African Cemetery and Museum, 73 Hart Avenue. The ceremony formally places Locust Hill within the State’s growing network of sites that preserve and interpret Black […]

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