New Coldwater Burial Grounds Memorial Park
Black Jack, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
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Black Jack, Missouri 63033 United StatesCoordinates: 38.80820, -90.27775 - Cemetery ID:
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The 1/2-acre New Coldwater Burying Ground Memorial Park Cemetery at 13711 Old Halls Ferry Road was used as a cemetery from 1886 until 1949. It was one of the few graveyards in Missouri both owned by African-Americans and reserved for African-Americans during that time. The ground was purchased for $50. At least some of the purchasers were ex-slaves who collected the money from the African-American community. Contributions ranged from 25 cents to $3. The land was next to another half acre, which had been purchased for $1.00 in 1868 and was being used for a church and school.
Maintenance of the cemetery was erratic after 1963 when Frazier Vincent died -- he was the son of one of the original purchasers. In 1993, the City of Black Jack took over responsibility of the cemetery and held a rededication ceremony in 1995.
Reviving a dead cemetery, North County Journal, June 18, 1995
The 1/2-acre New Coldwater Burying Ground Memorial Park Cemetery at 13711 Old Halls Ferry Road was used as a cemetery from 1886 until 1949. It was one of the few graveyards in Missouri both owned by African-Americans and reserved for African-Americans during that time. The ground was purchased for $50. At least some of the purchasers were ex-slaves who collected the money from the African-American community. Contributions ranged from 25 cents to $3. The land was next to another half acre, which had been purchased for $1.00 in 1868 and was being used for a church and school.
Maintenance of the cemetery was erratic after 1963 when Frazier Vincent died -- he was the son of one of the original purchasers. In 1993, the City of Black Jack took over responsibility of the cemetery and held a rededication ceremony in 1995.
Reviving a dead cemetery, North County Journal, June 18, 1995
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