Wear good walking shoes for uneven ground and hills.
Newburyport’s Black Community
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Date & Time
Saturday, September 24, 2022
Time Slot(s):
10:00 am to 11:30 am
Description
Wander through Newburyport’s historic Old Hill Burying Ground and Highland Cemetery with guide – noted author and historian Ghlee Woodworth, a 12th generation Newburyport native. Woodworth will focus on the memorials of Newburyport’s once-thriving Black community of the 1800s, and tell the story of “Guinea Village”, the slang term for the Black neighborhood nearby.
Special Instructions
Accessibility
Parking Available
Event Category
- Cemetery
- History
- Walking Tour