A colonial-era cemetery sits in a quiet residential part of New York City.

Forgotten for years, and even used as a dump for construction materials and other detritus, the Moore-Jackson Cemetery recently been transformed into a beautiful community garden. Here's the story behind the cemetery and the people buried there.

Highlights include: • Loyalists living in Revolutionary War-era Queens, NY • The city trying to illegally seize the cemetery at the behest of a developer • A hot-potato cemetery

Check out the Moore-Jackson Cemetery/Garden's website for more info and historical articles: https://www.moorejacksonnyc.org/

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