Fairmount is a neighborhood in the West Ward of Newark, New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey

Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...

. Its population is mostly African American

African American

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, of varying economic statuses. Central Avenue is the major street, though its commerce is considerably reduced from the Industrial Era heyday. The neighborhood is officially bounded by South Orange Avenue on the south, the Garden State Parkway on the west, Interstate 280

Interstate 280 (New Jersey)

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 on the north, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

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 on the east.

Major landmarks in Fairmount include Fairmount Cemetery

Fairmount Cemetery, Newark

thumb|190px|The Krueger Mausoleumthumb|190px|The Setters' MonumentFairmount Cemetery is a Victorian cemetery in the West Ward of Newark, New Jersey, in the neighborhood of Fairmount. It opened in 1855, shortly after the Newark City Council banned burials in the central city due to fears that...

, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange

Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is located in East Orange and Newark, New Jersey. The Garden State Parkway runs through the two halves of the cemetery . This cemetery was established in 1859 and is maintained by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark.-Notable burials:*Thomas J...

, and the old Pabst

Pabst Brewing Company

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 brewery (torn down during the mid-2000s). Holy Sepulchre Cemetery is easily visible from the Garden State Parkway

Garden State Parkway

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. There is also the 1864 St. Barnabas Episcopal Church at West Market Street and Sussex Avenue.