Vicksburg in Warren County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)
Beulah Cemetery
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024
1. Beulah Cemetery Marker
Erected 2012 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1884.
Location. 32° 21.609′ N, 90° 51.013′ W. Marker is in Vicksburg, Mississippi, in Warren County. It is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard and Tilghman Circle, on the right when traveling north on Martin Luther
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Regionally, this marker is in Natchez Trace Corridor and in Greater Jackson. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, in the Mississippi Delta, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Louisiana (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lloyd Tilghman Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Daniel W. Adams (approx. ¼ mile away); A Formidable Obstacle (approx. ¼ mile away); C S Headquarters Maury's-Forney's Division (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Louisiana (approx. ¼ mile away); Mississippi 7th Battalion (approx. 0.3 miles away); Stevenson's Brigade; Assault, May 22, 1863.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024
2. Beulah Cemetery Marker
Also see . . .
1. Beulah Cemetery (PDF). National Register nomination for the burial ground, which was listed in 1992. (Prepared by Nancy H. Bell, Vicksburg Foundation for Historica1 Preservation; via Mississippi Department of Archives and History) (Submitted on April 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. "Beulah Land". Beulah Cemetery is the final resting place of many African Americans who called early Vicksburg home. After the Civil War, the recently emancipated slaves began creating churches, places of business, banks, and burial grounds like Beulah Cemetery in Vicksburg. After the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Beulah Cemetery became neglected. In recent years, restoration began on the cemetery, restoring it to its former glory and honoring those buried there. (Mississippi Roads, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, uploaded September 20, 2012) (Submitted on April 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
3. Beulah Cemetery. This Mississippi Historic Resources Inventory fact sheet about the cemetery includes a brief
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 11, 2024
3. Beulah Cemetery
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 597 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 3. submitted on April 6, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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