Reply To: Importance of Local History – the African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park Home › Forums › The Colonial Era › Importance of Local History – the African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park › Reply To: Importance of Local History – the African Burial Ground at Van Cortlandt Park June 7, 2021 at 5:00 am #1990 Thomas CaseyParticipant The African Burial grounds was mentioned in the The Borough of the Bronx by Harry Cook . The Van Cortlandt’s had many slaves that were buried locally.
