The oldest Muslim cemetery in the United States is in North Dakota, near the city of Ross, and is known as the Assyrian Moslem Cemetery. Surrounded by farm and prairie land, the cemetery and accompanying mosque was built in 1929 by pioneers from what is now Syria and Lebanon.
The New York Times remarks, “…in this particular election year, when Muslim immigrants have been made a polarizing part of the political discussion, this obscure mosque in an isolated stretch of a rural state serves as a reminder that Muslims have been part of the American mix for a long time, and not only in populous hubs like Brooklyn; Dearborn, Mich.; and Chicago’s western suburbs.”
