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Berry Cemetery

Berry Cemetery

Historic African-American cemetery in Greene County, Missouri, US

Berry Cemetery, also known as Holy Resurrection Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located near Ash Grove, Greene County, Missouri.[2] It was established about 1875, and is a small, rural African-American cemetery. It contains 48 marked graves dating from 1875 to 1948. It may also contain Native American burials in three burial mounds.[3]: 5 

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    Community Profile: Greene County (April 2015). "Historic Places to Visit in and around Ash Grove" (pdf). p. 2–3.3. [Berry Cemetery]...owned by the Berry family since 1875, dedicated for the burial of 'Slaves, Paupers, and Indians,' who were excluded from other burial places.
  3. [3]
    Gail Emrie (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Berry Cemetery" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 10 photographs from 2002)
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