Proc. 7984 Title 3--The President DESCRIPTION OF LANDS CONSTITUTING THE AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND NATIONAL MONUMENT This document describes the lands that are set apart and reserved as the African Burial Ground National Monument pursuant to the accompanying proclamation. A legal description of the tract is set out below. The tract also appears on the map entitled "African Burial Ground National Monument," dated December 2005, Map Nur\177ber 762/80,000, which is attached to this document for reference purposes. The United States owns this tract in fee simple. The national monument will also include all rights, hereditaments, easements, and appurtenances to property owned by the United States, belonging or otherwise appertaining, as well as any associated Federally owiled property of historical interest. All that certain tract or parcel of land lying and being situated in the Borough of Marihattan, City of New York, State of New York, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGIITNING at a point of intersection of the southerly line of Duane Street with the westerly line of Elk Street, said point having coordinates based on Sheet 5 of the Borough of Manhattan, Borough Survey of N 6,782.392, W 8,295.507, said point of begiru/ing being South 03 \177 29' 30" West, 5.00 feet from an X-cut set in the concrete sidewalk and North 87 \370 14' 32" West, 5.00 feet from a cap set in the concrete sidewalk, rurhning, thence; 1. Along the westerly line of Elk Street, South 03" 29' 30" West, 97.09 feet to a point where the same is intersected by the southerly right-of-way line of Republican Alley, thence; 2 Along said southerly line of Republican Alley, North 87 \370 32' 52" West, 151.90 feet to a point where the same is intersected by the northerly prolongation of the westerly wall of an existing five story block and brick building, thence; 3 Continuing along the southerly line of Republican Alley, same bearing, 2.61 feet to a point, thence; 4 Along a line severing the lands of the subject owner, North 02" 46' East, 97 feet, more or less to a point on the southerly line of Duane Street, thence; 5 Along the southerly line of Duane Street, South 87" 14' 32" East, 155.75 feet to the point or place of BEGIITNING. Containing 0.35 of an acre, more or less. Being a portion of a parcel called "Government Office Building Site" acquired by the United States of America included in a Final Judgment of Condemnation, 90 Civ. (HGM), dated December 13, 1990.
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