King Cemetery

King Cemetery
Location 1.1 miles northeast of the junction of U.S. Route 17 and S-19-38, near Adams Run, South Carolina
Coordinates 32°46′10″N 80°22′51″W / 32.76944°N 80.38083°W / 32.76944; -80.38083Coordinates: 32°46′10″N 80°22′51″W / 32.76944°N 80.38083°W / 32.76944; -80.38083
Area 2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
NRHP Reference # 00000586[1]
Added to NRHP June 13, 2000

King Cemetery (38CH1590) is a historic African American cemetery located near Adams Run, Charleston County, South Carolina. It contains at least 183 graves. Oral history documents the extensive use of the graveyard during slavery and continuing into the first half of the 20th century. Distinctive characteristics include the placement of grave goods, ranging from ceramics to bottles to household furniture, on the grave and the use of plant materials as markers.[2][3]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Michael Trinkley (August 1999). "King Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. "King Cemetery, Charleston County (near jct. of U.S. Hwy. 17 & S.C. Sec. Rd. S-19-38, Adams Run vicinity)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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