Bethel Burial Ground

405-425 Queen St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Philadelphia.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 05, 2016. NRIS 15000734.

1 contributing site.

Also known as:

Bethel B-urial Ground. Bethel Church Burial Ground.
Colored Burial Ground
Queen St., Weccacoe Playground

From Wikipedia:

Bethel Burial Ground is a historic African American cemetery located in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, beneath part of the surface of Weccacoe Playground, which is bounded by Queen, S. Lawrence, Catherine, and S. Liethgow Streets. The burial ground was about 100 feet square and is located below the southwest corner of the current playground.

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