Slave Cemetery

Slave Cemetery (HML3G)

Location: Huntsville, AL 35816 Madison County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 44.667', W 86° 39.449'

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1800s

This cemetery site was used as a burial ground for slaves who lived on both the Peter Blow and Job Key plantations from 1811 to 1865. Dred Scott's first wife and their two children are believed to have been buried here. The cemetery continued to be used through the early 1900s.
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HM NumberHML3G
Series This marker is part of the More Than Words series
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Placed ByOakwood Historical Site
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 8:03pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 531352 N 3844757
Decimal Degrees34.74445000, -86.65748333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 44.667', W 86° 39.449'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 44' 40.02" N, 86° 39' 26.94" W
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Area Code(s)256
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4910 University Dr NW, Huntsville AL 35816, US
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