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East Cleveland A.M.E. Church Cemetery

Memorials	:	0
Location	:	Lucas, Lucas County, USA
Description	:	A cemetery, which has been long abandoned, once existed in Whitebreast Township during the coal mining days in the Lucas area. In the early 1800's, the east city limit of Cleveland (Jackson Township) was the north-south road dividing Jackson and Whitebreast townships. During a labor strike by the coal miners, the mine owners brought in southern Negro workers to break the strike. These families were housed in Whitebreast Township and their settlement became known as Coontown. They then established a small cemetery of their own, east of the township line road. Today, there are no visible signs of this final... Read More	A cemetery, which has been long abandoned, once existed in Whitebreast Township during the coal mining days in the Lucas area. In the early 1800's, the east city limit of Cleveland (Jackson Township) was the north-south road dividing Jackson and Whitebreast townships. During a labor strike by the coal miners, the mine owners brought in southern Negro workers to break the strike. These families were housed in Whitebreast Township and their settlement became known as Coontown. They then established a small cemetery of their own, east of the township line road. Today, there are no visible signs of this final resting place for an unknown number of people who lived and died in East Cleveland.

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Coordinate: 41.0292000, -93.4032000

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