Lincoln Cemetery
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
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The below statement was taken from an upright historical marker posted by the Alabama Historical Society in 2001:
In 1907 the American Securities Company opened Lincoln Cemetery for African Americans with the first known interment being that of Queenie Victoria McClananhan Lee who died March 20, 1908. She is buried just inside the entrance on the right in what is now called Section A. The only other commerical cemetery, Greenwood, opened in 1908 but was predominately for white burials.
The original landscape design was that of the Olmstead influence with curving drives and two circular sections. Lincoln was originally designed for only seven hundred spaces but now holds nearly ten times that.
The majority of graves are simple concret slabs with African American Funerary art and late victorian motifs. There are some vaulted brick graves but most are surface vaults. Marble markers that denote the Mosaic Templars of America society members. This was a black fraternal order founded by John E. Bush and Chester W. Keatts, two former slaves, in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1883 as well as the graves of two hundred and seventy-six American Veteran's representing the Spanish American War, WWI and WWII and the Korean War. Rufus "Tee Tot" Payne lies in an unmarked section with a cenotaph at the front gate for him.
The property was sold in 1957 after which, Lincoln fell into a state of neglect and abandonment for many years. For many years no one even knew who owned the property.
The landscape in Lincoln has been seriously damaged and vandalized due to illegal burial practices and general neglect. The City of Montgomery formed an authority in 2010 after years of complaints and pushing for changes to city codes governing burials. A cease and desist order was put in place after Ground Pentrating Radar revealed the staggering number of graves.
Known as the Lincoln Cemetery Authority, this body would take on the challenge of restoring and maintianing her grounds. All work was done by volunteers and board members with donations from various organizations and private citizens. The entire board resigned after the City allowed a burial to take place due to political pressure and Lincoln is slowly returning to her former state.The travesty of Lincoln is her rich African American History that has been lost over the years. All visible markers have been photographed and documented for inclusion on this website. Funding and installation of the beautiful fencing at the only entrance was provided by the Montgomery Rotary Club.
The below statement was taken from an upright historical marker posted by the Alabama Historical Society in 2001:
In 1907 the American Securities Company opened Lincoln Cemetery for African Americans with the first known interment being that of Queenie Victoria McClananhan Lee who died March 20, 1908. She is buried just inside the entrance on the right in what is now called Section A. The only other commerical cemetery, Greenwood, opened in 1908 but was predominately for white burials.
The original landscape design was that of the Olmstead influence with curving drives and two circular sections. Lincoln was originally designed for only seven hundred spaces but now holds nearly ten times that.
The majority of graves are simple concret slabs with African American Funerary art and late victorian motifs. There are some vaulted brick graves but most are surface vaults. Marble markers that denote the Mosaic Templars of America society members. This was a black fraternal order founded by John E. Bush and Chester W. Keatts, two former slaves, in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1883 as well as the graves of two hundred and seventy-six American Veteran's representing the Spanish American War, WWI and WWII and the Korean War. Rufus "Tee Tot" Payne lies in an unmarked section with a cenotaph at the front gate for him.
The property was sold in 1957 after which, Lincoln fell into a state of neglect and abandonment for many years. For many years no one even knew who owned the property.
The landscape in Lincoln has been seriously damaged and vandalized due to illegal burial practices and general neglect. The City of Montgomery formed an authority in 2010 after years of complaints and pushing for changes to city codes governing burials. A cease and desist order was put in place after Ground Pentrating Radar revealed the staggering number of graves.
Known as the Lincoln Cemetery Authority, this body would take on the challenge of restoring and maintianing her grounds. All work was done by volunteers and board members with donations from various organizations and private citizens. The entire board resigned after the City allowed a burial to take place due to political pressure and Lincoln is slowly returning to her former state.The travesty of Lincoln is her rich African American History that has been lost over the years. All visible markers have been photographed and documented for inclusion on this website. Funding and installation of the beautiful fencing at the only entrance was provided by the Montgomery Rotary Club.
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 24015
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