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Established | 1866[1] |
Location | 12188 Old Big Bend Road, Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, U.S. |
Find a Grave | Quinette Cemetery |
Quinette Cemetery is a historic landmark and African-American burial ground located in Kirkwood, Missouri, a suburb of the city of St. Louis.
The Quinette Cemetery was established in 1866, [1] originally associated with the Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Kirkwood. In 2002, the cemetery was deeded to the city of Kirkwood. [2] The cemetery is roughly 2.7 acres in size and has 25 marked graves, [3] it is believed that some 150 to 200 people are buried here. The earliest known grave dates back to 1853. [3]
The cemetery is the burial site of African-American American Civil War soldiers, formally enslaved people, as well as World War II veterans. It is also regarded as the oldest African American Cemetery West of the Mississippi River. [4]
Other nearby historic African American cemeteries include Washington Park Cemetery (1920), Father Dickson Cemetery (1903) and Greenwood Cemetery (1874). [1]
Quinette Cemetery | |
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Details | |
Established | 1866[1] |
Location | 12188 Old Big Bend Road, Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, U.S. |
Find a Grave | Quinette Cemetery |
Quinette Cemetery is a historic landmark and African-American burial ground located in Kirkwood, Missouri, a suburb of the city of St. Louis.
The Quinette Cemetery was established in 1866, [1] originally associated with the Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Kirkwood. In 2002, the cemetery was deeded to the city of Kirkwood. [2] The cemetery is roughly 2.7 acres in size and has 25 marked graves, [3] it is believed that some 150 to 200 people are buried here. The earliest known grave dates back to 1853. [3]
The cemetery is the burial site of African-American American Civil War soldiers, formally enslaved people, as well as World War II veterans. It is also regarded as the oldest African American Cemetery West of the Mississippi River. [4]
Other nearby historic African American cemeteries include Washington Park Cemetery (1920), Father Dickson Cemetery (1903) and Greenwood Cemetery (1874). [1]