Quinette Cemetery

Quinette Cemetery
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Established1866; 159 years ago (1866)[1]
Location
12188 Old Big Bend Road,
Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, U.S.
Find a GraveQuinette Cemetery

Quinette Cemetery is a historic landmark and African-American burial ground located in Kirkwood, Missouri, a suburb of the city of St. Louis.

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Holleman, Joe. "'Still a struggle': Against odds, Father Dickson Cemetery preserves Black history". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
  2. ^ Bertrand, Amy (October 15, 2020). "Quinette Cemetery". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  3. ^ a b Forder, Anna C. "Quinette Cemetery". Webster Kirkwood Times. WKTimes, LLC. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  4. ^ Quinette Cemetery Webster–Kirkwood Times, August 29, 2008

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