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Old 08-31-2015, 04:25 PM
 
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Here is information on a cemetery just outside of the village of Cleveland in Oswego County: Feeler Family Cemetery, Cleveland, Oswego Co., NY
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Old 08-31-2015, 06:13 PM
 
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This native of Malta and restaurant owner is credited by some to be the "inventer" of the Potato Chip: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Crum
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Old 09-02-2015, 10:07 AM
 
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While it may be argued that it is in Upstate NY, here is information about a cemetery in the town of Montgomery in Orange County: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afri...mery,_New_York)

Here is some information on a couple of other cemeteries in the Hudson Valley: African American Cemeteries History Uncovered: Rhinebeck Cemetery’s Section E and Mt. Zion African American Burial Ground in Kingston - Hudson Valley Magazine - June 2011 - Poughkeepsie, NY

Here is an article about a cemetery in Little Falls: Church Street Cemetery reveals an interesting past - News - Times Telegram - Herkimer, NY

Information about a cemetery and other history in Kinderhook and Columbia County: Upstate Earth: The Forgotten African-American Burial Ground in Kinderhook

History in Olean: Walking Tour of African American History in Olean including the UGRR | Historic Path of Cattaraugus County
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While it may be argued that it is in Upstate NY, here is information about a cemetery in the town of Montgomery in Orange County: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afri...mery,_New_York)

Here is some information on a couple of other cemeteries in the Hudson Valley: African American Cemeteries History Uncovered: Rhinebeck Cemetery’s Section E and Mt. Zion African American Burial Ground in Kingston - Hudson Valley Magazine - June 2011 - Poughkeepsie, NY

Here is an article about a cemetery in Little Falls: Church Street Cemetery reveals an interesting past - News - Times Telegram - Herkimer, NY

Information about a cemetery and other history in Kinderhook and Columbia County: Upstate Earth: The Forgotten African-American Burial Ground in Kinderhook

History in Olean: Walking Tour of African American History in Olean including the UGRR | Historic Path of Cattaraugus County
Another cemetery in Tompkins County: Tompkins Co., NYGenWeb - Speed's Farm Slave Burial Ground

This historic site is located in Scipio in Cayuga County: Sherwood Equal Rights Historic District, Cayuga County, NY -- Celebrate African American History Month 2009--A National Register of Historic Places Feature
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Old 09-03-2015, 07:59 PM
 
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Historical information from the Jordan-Elbridge area, which is in between Auburn and Syracuse: The Freedom Trail in Syracuse and Onondaga County, NY

The Freedom Trail in Syracuse and Onondaga County, NY

The Freedom Trail in Syracuse and Onondaga County, NY

Another cemetery: The Freedom Trail in Syracuse and Onondaga County, NY
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Old 09-04-2015, 04:31 AM
 
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More history and note where some of the people mentioned lived/came from: The Freedom Trail in Syracuse and Onondaga County, NY
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Old 09-08-2015, 02:51 PM
 
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This jazz singer and bandleader was born in Rochester and lived in its Swillburg neighborhood for a part of his childhood: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cab_Calloway

Cab Calloway - Rochester Wiki
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