Newburyport’s Black Community

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Newburyport’s Black Community

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

Wear good walking shoes for uneven ground and hills.

Host

Ghlee E. Woodworth

pcbahati@yahoo.com

(978) 462-2010

Address

Auburn Street, Newburyport, MA 01950

Auburn Street, Newburyport, MA 01950

Directions

Accessibility

Parking Available

Event Category

  • Cemetery
  • History
  • Walking Tour

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