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African Cemetery No. 2 (Lexington, Kentucky) : ウィキペディア英語版 | African Cemetery No. 2 (Lexington, Kentucky)
African Cemetery No. 2, also known as The Cemetery of the Union Benevolent Society No. 2, is a historic burial site located in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. == Founding and history == The first burials occurred on the property as early as the 1820s. The Colored Peoples Union Benevolent Society No. 2 purchased the property for use as a cemetery in 1869. The last burials in the cemetery took place in 1974.〔 In 1889, 300 bodies were moved from the Presbyterian Cemetery on Limestone Street to African Cemetery No. 2 under the supervision of C. O. H. Thomas. In 1973, Lexington city government took control of the cemetery. In 1979, the African Cemetery No. 2, Incorporated was organized to save the cemetery. In June 2003, a Kentucky Historical Highway Marker was placed on the site.〔 The cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 31, 2004.〔
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