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Beulah Cemetery
Cemetery in Vicksburg, Mississippi, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beulah Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.. It is a National Register of Historic Places listed place since 1992, and is significant as one of the most intact historic sites associated with the growth of the African-American community of Vicksburg.[4] It is still an active cemetery.
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History
Beulah was established in 1884 by the Vicksburg Tabernacle No. 19 Independent Order of Brothers and Sisters of Love and Charity, a fraternal order that had wide support among Blacks.[5] It was Vicksburg's only cemetery for African-Americans.[5] The 52 acres (21 ha) of land for the cemetery was purchased by Harvey and Lucy Shannon for US $1000.[5] Prior to the development of Beulah Cemetery, Black people were buried in church cemeteries or in private yards.[5] Beulah Cemetery is abutting the Vicksburg National Military Park.
There are more than 5,500 graves in the 52 acres (21 ha) cemetery.[5] The majority of the graves date from 1884 to the 1940s.[5] The back of the cemetery was known as "paupers field", a place for the burial of unknown, or indigent people.[5]
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Notable burials
- Rosa A. Temple, educator and namesake of Rosa A. Temple High School in Vicksburg[5][6]
- Robert Banks Marshall (1873–?), first Black postal employee in Vicksburg[5][6]
- G. M. Mclntyre, principal of the Cherry Street School (an early Black high school)[5][6]
- William H. "Tillmon" Jones (1848–1906), Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia[5][6]
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