Church Hill Union American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
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Church Hill Union American Methodist Episcopal Cemetery

Also known as Church Hill African Union Cemetery

Landenberg, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA

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  • Get directions 617 Church Hill Road
    Landenberg, Pennsylvania 19350 United States
    Coordinates: 39.79633, -75.78753
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On May 18, 1846, ½ acre of land in Franklin Township was purchased by Charles Calelian, Matthew Wright, Henry Gibbs, Benjamin Boyer, and John Jackson, Trustees, from Thomas Jameson for $37.50 "for the use of the united African Church for the erection of a meeting house for said congregation to be called Church Hill." As the rural Black population of the area declined, the meeting house and cemetery came under the management of Galilee Union American Methodist Episcopal Church in Avondale. The church, it was said, was burned down early in the 20th century. A 1984 Eagle Scout project cleaned up the cemetery and installed wooden steps on the hill to provide access to the site, but it has since become overgrown once again.



Today, the cemetery is overgrown and very difficult to access.

On May 18, 1846, ½ acre of land in Franklin Township was purchased by Charles Calelian, Matthew Wright, Henry Gibbs, Benjamin Boyer, and John Jackson, Trustees, from Thomas Jameson for $37.50 "for the use of the united African Church for the erection of a meeting house for said congregation to be called Church Hill." As the rural Black population of the area declined, the meeting house and cemetery came under the management of Galilee Union American Methodist Episcopal Church in Avondale. The church, it was said, was burned down early in the 20th century. A 1984 Eagle Scout project cleaned up the cemetery and installed wooden steps on the hill to provide access to the site, but it has since become overgrown once again.



Today, the cemetery is overgrown and very difficult to access.

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