“Newton Union Burial Ground,”
Virtual Lecture via Zoom
through the
Historical Society of Haddonfield
April 21, 2021 -- 7 PM
Bob Shinn and Shawn Colborn will be discuss the history of the Newton Union Burial Ground in the West Collingswood section of Haddon Township, including its historical connections to Haddonfield. Now listed on the New Jersey Register of Historical Places, the burial ground was first laid out in 1682 and includes the graves of early Quaker settlers. James Sloan established a companion burial ground in 1790. Among other distinctions, the site includes more graves of veterans of the American Revolution than any other burial site in Southern New Jersey.