Headstones
This file appears in: Freedomland Cemetery
Many graves are marked with pieces of slate taken from the bed of a nearby creek. Others never were unmarked or have lost their headstones.
Image courtesy of Daniel Vivian
This file appears in: Freedomland Cemetery
Freedomland Cemetery
From the 1850s until the early twentieth century, Freedomland Cemetery served as the main burial ground for African Americans in New Albany. Originally called the “Colored People’s Burial Grounds” and the “Colored People’s Graveyard,” it lies in a…