Quinette Cemetery
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History
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]
See also
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References
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External links
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Script error: No such module "If empty".
- Template:Find a Grave cemetery
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