Forney Slave Cemetery
Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA – *No GPS coordinates
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Most of the names of people buried in the Forney Cemetery have been lost to time. None of the graves there are marked with carved stones, though there are several marked with field stones. According to family and county records, African Americans were buried in the cemetery from the 1790's until as late as 1910. Grave-shaped depressions 2-4 feet apart and set in rows are easily seen by anyone standing in the cemetery area. Without archaeolgical excavation an exact count was not possible, but it was estimated that there are between 60-80 graves in the cemetery.
Most of the names of people buried in the Forney Cemetery have been lost to time. None of the graves there are marked with carved stones, though there are several marked with field stones. According to family and county records, African Americans were buried in the cemetery from the 1790's until as late as 1910. Grave-shaped depressions 2-4 feet apart and set in rows are easily seen by anyone standing in the cemetery area. Without archaeolgical excavation an exact count was not possible, but it was estimated that there are between 60-80 graves in the cemetery.
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Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
- Total memorials1k+
- Percent photographed59%
- Percent with GPS1%
- Added: 13 Mar 2012
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2441361
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