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Carthagena Black Cemetery

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Location : Carthagena, Mercer County, USA
Website : seeohiofirst.org/sites/152
Coordinate : 40.4361260, -84.5712370
Description : Augustus Wattles, a Quaker abolitionist, purchased 189 acres here and led 15 black families north from Cincinnati to establish the village of Carthagena. Carthagena was platted in 1840 by Charles Moore, a free man who moved north with the Wattles group. Land was set aside for a cemetery. By 1860 nearly 100 black and mixed race families owned more than 10,000 acres in adjacent townships. In addition to their farms, these families built three schools and four Protestant churches. Tradesmen in the village practiced carpentry, brick-making, and blacksmithing. African American veterans of the War of 1812 and the Civil War... Read More

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  • Where is Carthagena Black Cemetery?

    Carthagena Black Cemetery is located at 6038 Ohio State Route 274 Carthagena, Mercer County ,Ohio , 45822USA.

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    0 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Carthagena Black Cemetery?

    Latitude: 40.4361260
    Longitude: -84.5712370

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