Ritchie Cemetery
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Ritchie Cemetery

Also known as Howard Cemetery , South Topeka Cemetery

Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, USA

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  • Get directions SW 27th Street & Boswell Ave
    Topeka, Kansas 66611 United States
    Coordinates: 39.02280, -95.70275
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The Ritchie cemetery is a historic cemetery in Topeka Kansas. Most burials took place from the 1880s to the 1920s. There are less than 10 headstones but there are hundreds of people buried there. Most were black citizens of Topeka, many came to Topeka after slavery ended. The cemetery is no longer active and was decommissioned as a cemetery in 1962.
The Ritchie cemetery is a historic cemetery in Topeka Kansas. Most burials took place from the 1880s to the 1920s. There are less than 10 headstones but there are hundreds of people buried there. Most were black citizens of Topeka, many came to Topeka after slavery ended. The cemetery is no longer active and was decommissioned as a cemetery in 1962.

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