| Memorials | : | 0 |
| Location | : | Warwick Township, Chester County, USA |
| Coordinate | : | 40.1783844, -75.7474888 |
| Description | : | Located between the settlements of Trythall and Saint Peters in Warwick Township, the cemetery is associated with the Sankanac Baptist Church, which was founded in the summer of 1888 primarily to serve workers of the Pennsylvania Granite Company quarry. The company town of Sankanac itself was once home to over 500 skilled laborers, the majority of whom were black southerners who had come north from the quarries of Richmond, Virginia. Many brought with them their strong Baptist faith. As the quarrying boom which precipitated the arrival of migrant workers and their settlement wound down, their church and cemetery gradually fell out of... Read More |
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Sankanac Baptist Cemetery is located at Warwick Township, Chester County ,Pennsylvania ,USA.
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Latitude: 40.1783844
Longitude: -75.7474888
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