Beulah Cemetery | |
Mississippi Landmark
No. 1590 Page 211
[2] | |
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Location | Junction of Openwood St. and Old Jackson Rd., Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 32°21′27″N 90°50′59″W / 32.35750°N 90.84970°W |
Area | 52 acres (21 ha) |
Built | 1884 |
Part of | Vicksburg MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 92001404 [1] |
USMS No. | 1590 Page 211 [2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 23, 1992 |
Designated USMS | April 16, 2010 |
Beulah Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.. It is a National Register of Historic Places listed place since 1992, and is significant as one of the most intact historic sites associated with the growth of the African-American community of Vicksburg. [3] It is still an active cemetery.
Beulah was established in 1884 by the Vicksburg Tabernacle No. 19 Independent Order of Brothers and Sisters of Love and Charity, a fraternal order that had wide support among Blacks. [4] It was Vicksburg's only cemetery for African-Americans. [4] The 52 acres (21 ha) of land for the cemetery was purchased by Harvey and Lucy Shannon for US $1000. [4] Prior to the development of Beulah Cemetery, Black people were buried in church cemeteries or in private yards. [4] Beulah Cemetery is abutting the Vicksburg National Military Park.
There are more than 5,500 graves in the 52 acres (21 ha) cemetery. [4] The majority of the graves date from 1884 to the 1940s. [4] The back of the cemetery was known as " paupers field", a place for the burial of unknown, or indigent people. [4]
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Beulah Cemetery | |
Mississippi Landmark
No. 1590 Page 211
[2] | |
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Location | Junction of Openwood St. and Old Jackson Rd., Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 32°21′27″N 90°50′59″W / 32.35750°N 90.84970°W |
Area | 52 acres (21 ha) |
Built | 1884 |
Part of | Vicksburg MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 92001404 [1] |
USMS No. | 1590 Page 211 [2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 23, 1992 |
Designated USMS | April 16, 2010 |
Beulah Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.. It is a National Register of Historic Places listed place since 1992, and is significant as one of the most intact historic sites associated with the growth of the African-American community of Vicksburg. [3] It is still an active cemetery.
Beulah was established in 1884 by the Vicksburg Tabernacle No. 19 Independent Order of Brothers and Sisters of Love and Charity, a fraternal order that had wide support among Blacks. [4] It was Vicksburg's only cemetery for African-Americans. [4] The 52 acres (21 ha) of land for the cemetery was purchased by Harvey and Lucy Shannon for US $1000. [4] Prior to the development of Beulah Cemetery, Black people were buried in church cemeteries or in private yards. [4] Beulah Cemetery is abutting the Vicksburg National Military Park.
There are more than 5,500 graves in the 52 acres (21 ha) cemetery. [4] The majority of the graves date from 1884 to the 1940s. [4] The back of the cemetery was known as " paupers field", a place for the burial of unknown, or indigent people. [4]
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cite book}}
: CS1 maint: others (
link)
This article incorporates
public domain material from websites or documents of the
National Park Service.