Shippensburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Locust Grove Cemetery

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 30, 2015

1. Locust Grove Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Burial ground for slaves and free blacks since the early 19th century and site of Shippensburg's first African American church, established 1830s. Edward Shippen Burd granted the land to Shippensburg’s African American community in 1842. It was the only public cemetery open to African Americans in the area until the late 20th century. Graves of veterans from the Civil War to the Vietnam conflict include those of twenty-six Civil War soldiers.

Erected 2007 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 • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1842.

Location. 40° 3.385′ N, 77° 30.892′ W. Marker is in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Queen Street and East Burd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 N Queen St, Shippensburg PA 17257, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

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 walking distance of this marker: On this hill stood Fort Morris (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The First Court House of Cumberland County

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); The Ones He Left Behind: The Widow and Children of Jacob Agle (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Court House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fort Morris (approx. 0.2 miles away); This tablet is placed (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Original Site of the German Reformed and Lutheran Congregations (approx. ¼ mile away); These Soldiers of the Revolutionary War Who Lie Buried Here (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shippensburg.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 30, 2015

2. Locust Grove Cemetery Marker

Locust Grove Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 30, 2015

3. Locust Grove Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 30, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,012 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.