Lawndale in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Unmarked Enslaved Graves Memorial
Free At Last
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
1. Unmarked Enslaved Graves Memorial
the Slaves
buried in
unmarked graves
in this churchyard
Erected 2007 by Trinity Church Oxford.
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 40° 3.267′ N, 75° 5.232′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Lawndale. It is on Longshore Avenue north of Oxford Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 232), on the right when traveling north. Monument is in the Trinity Church Oxford graveyard, near the Church School, AKA Buchanan Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 603 Longshore Avenue, Philadelphia PA 19111, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Trinity Church Oxford (here, next to this marker); John Washington Whitaker (within shouting distance of this marker); Rear Admiral James L. Lardner U.S.N. (within shouting distance of this marker); Trinity Church Oxford First Service (within shouting distance of this marker); Thomas Balch (within shouting distance of this marker); Burholme World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Burholme Memorial for Peace (approx. 0.6 miles away); Thomas Rowland & Sons Shovel Works (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
Also see . . . Trinity Church Oxford: Our History. (Submitted on July 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
2. Unmarked Enslaved Graves Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
3. Unmarked Enslaved Graves Memorial Epitaph
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2025
4. Unmarked Enslaved Graves Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 146 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 5, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
