Coloured Cemetery
Also known as Little Cemetery Around the Corner
Ridgemount, Niagara Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
**This cemetery is also known as "Little Cemetery Around the Corner from Saint John Anglican Church", "Dennahower Cemetery" and "The Black Cemetery"
To reach this cemetery, turn off Bowen Road north on Ridgemount (past Saint John Anglican Church) and turn east onto Curtis Road. Cemetery is on north side.
The earliest burial date listed in this cemetery is 1813. It was originally on Dennahower property, but may have been an early burial ground for members of Saint John Anglican Church, prior to burial on the church grounds.
Between 1830 and 1860 this area became known as "Little Africa", a place where black people settled after coming to Canada via the Underground Railway. There is only one stone (Bright) that appears to be for black persons. The rest of the stones are for early white settlers in Bertie Twp, including one UE Loyalist and several sons and daughters of UE Loyalists.
**This cemetery is also known as "Little Cemetery Around the Corner from Saint John Anglican Church", "Dennahower Cemetery" and "The Black Cemetery"
To reach this cemetery, turn off Bowen Road north on Ridgemount (past Saint John Anglican Church) and turn east onto Curtis Road. Cemetery is on north side.
The earliest burial date listed in this cemetery is 1813. It was originally on Dennahower property, but may have been an early burial ground for members of Saint John Anglican Church, prior to burial on the church grounds.
Between 1830 and 1860 this area became known as "Little Africa", a place where black people settled after coming to Canada via the Underground Railway. There is only one stone (Bright) that appears to be for black persons. The rest of the stones are for early white settlers in Bertie Twp, including one UE Loyalist and several sons and daughters of UE Loyalists.
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- Added: 10 Feb 2010
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2341273
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