Waverly in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hickory Grove Cemetery

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2019

1. Hickory Grove Cemetery Marker

Inscription. One of the oldest known cemeteries associated with African Americans in Northeastern PA. Established in 1807 in Waverly, then known as Abington Center, the cemetery is the burial ground for many fugitives from slavery who came to the area via the Underground Railroad in the mid-19th century. By the end of the 19th century there were 75 former slaves in Waverly. This cemetery is evidence of the former African American community here.

Erected 2003 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 41° 31.528′ N, 75° 41.565′ W. Marker is in Waverly, Pennsylvania, in Lackawanna County. It is on Miller Road 0.1 miles south of Carbondale Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waverly PA 18471, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wyoming Valley

and in Greater Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. 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) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elder Miller (approx. 0.7 miles away); Margaretta Elizabeth Belin (approx. 0.7 miles away); Baptist Church Bell (approx. 1.9 miles

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away); Deacon William Clark (approx. 1.9 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Laura Lee DeFazio Morabito (approx. 2.2 miles away); War Memorial (approx. 2.3 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waverly.

August 8, 2011

2. Hickory Grove Cemetery Marker

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 30, 2019

3. Hickory Grove Cemetery Marker

Hickory Grove Cemetery Entrance image. Click for full size.

August 16, 2011

4. Hickory Grove Cemetery Entrance

Hickory Grove Cemetery image. Click for full size.

August 16, 2011

5. Hickory Grove Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on March 30, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 9, 2011. This page has been viewed 1,338 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 30, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on August 9, 2011. 3. submitted on March 30, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4, 5. submitted on August 16, 2011. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.