East Hill Cemetery North
Salem, Salem City, Virginia, USA
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Located behind the Salem Museum and Longwood Park, the cemetery was formally known as East Hill Colored Cemetery, and is visible from Main Street.
In 1868, this plot was purchased by Bernard Pitzer from the estate of Nathaniel Burwell to establish an African American burial ground. It soon became the most prominent black cemetery in town. It is still active but seldom used today. The city maintains it, but many gravestones are toppled or displaced. More than a hundred others are unmarked entirely. Among prominent citizens buried here are the Reverend B. F. Fox, pastor of First Baptist and Shiloh Baptist Churches.
Located behind the Salem Museum and Longwood Park, the cemetery was formally known as East Hill Colored Cemetery, and is visible from Main Street.
In 1868, this plot was purchased by Bernard Pitzer from the estate of Nathaniel Burwell to establish an African American burial ground. It soon became the most prominent black cemetery in town. It is still active but seldom used today. The city maintains it, but many gravestones are toppled or displaced. More than a hundred others are unmarked entirely. Among prominent citizens buried here are the Reverend B. F. Fox, pastor of First Baptist and Shiloh Baptist Churches.
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Salem, Salem City, Virginia, USA
- Total memorials5k+
- Percent photographed69%
- Percent with GPS64%
Salem, Salem City, Virginia, USA
- Total memorials4
- Percent photographed25%
- Percent with GPS0%
- Added: 27 Jun 2008
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2266509
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