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Quinette Cemetery is a historic landmark and African-American burial ground located in Kirkwood, Missouri, a suburb of the city of St. Louis.

History

The Quinette Cemetery was established in 1866, originally associated with the Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Kirkwood. In 2002, the cemetery was deeded to the city of Kirkwood. The cemetery is roughly 2.7 acres in size and has 25 marked graves, it is believed that some 150 to 200 people are buried here. The earliest known grave dates back to 1853.

The cemetery is the burial site of African-American American Civil War soldiers, formally enslaved people, as well as World War II veterans. It is also regarded as the oldest African American Cemetery West of the Mississippi River.

Other nearby historic African American cemeteries include Washington Park Cemetery (1920), Father Dickson Cemetery (1903) and Greenwood Cemetery (1874).

See also

• List of cemeteries in the United States

References

1. ^ Holleman, Joe. "'Still a struggle': Against odds, Father Dickson Cemetery preserves Black history". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
2. Bertrand, Amy (October 15, 2020). "Quinette Cemetery". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
3. ^ Forder, Anna C. "Quinette Cemetery". Webster Kirkwood Times. WKTimes, LLC. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
4. Quinette Cemetery Webster–Kirkwood Times, August 29, 2008

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quinette Cemetery
• Quinette Cemetery at Find a Grave

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• African-American history in St. Louis
• History of St. Louis County, Missouri
• Cemeteries in Missouri
• African-American cemeteries in Missouri
• Cemeteries established in the 1860s
• 1866 establishments in Missouri