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Barton Heights Cemeteries

Barton Heights Cemeteries

Historic African American cemeteries in Virginia, United States

Barton Heights Cemeteries is a set of six contiguous historic African-American cemeteries located in Richmond, Virginia, though were originally part of Henrico County. The cemeteries are the Cedarwood, originally called Phoenix and established in 1815, Union Mechanics, Methodist, Sycamore, Ebenezer, and Sons and Daughters of Ham cemeteries. The cemeteries were established between 1815 and circa 1879, and include hundreds of burials.[3]

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The cemeteries were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. [3]
    Denise I. Lester (August 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Barton Heights Cemeteries" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying two photos
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