God's Little Acre Lecture and Tour, 25 September | Event in Newport | AllEvents

God's Little Acre Lecture and Tour

Friends of Newport's Historic Cemeteries

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Thu, 25 Sep, 2025 at 02:00 pm

Island Cemetery

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Date & Location

Thu, 25 Sep, 2025 at 02:00 pm (EDT)

Island Cemetery

30 Warner St, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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About the event

God's Little Acre Lecture and Tour
This lecture will take place in the Belmont Chapel and focus on the section of the Common Burying Ground known as God’s Little Acre. It contains the largest collection of graves with headstones for people of African heritage that lived in colonial America. The lecture will introduce the site and stones to participants with some people and stones highlighted. Participants will then leave the chapel to tour the site.


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Tickets for God's Little Acre Lecture and Tour can be booked here.

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Island Cemetery, 30 Warner St,Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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God's Little Acre Lecture and Tour, 25 September | Event in Newport | AllEvents
God's Little Acre Lecture and Tour
Thu, 25 Sep, 2025 at 02:00 pm