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Dwelle Slave Cemetery

County Quadrant: 
Southeast Quadrant
Cemetery Size: 
Less than 25 graves
Organization Affiliation: 
Slave
Address: 
formerly at 501 Queens Rd.
City: 
Charlotte
State: 
NC

The plot was once owned by H. C. Dwelle and his family. There were 17 graves that were in a wooded area, which is now the site of Theater Charlotte. The graves were relocated in 1941 to an unnamed downtown cemetery. An African-American mortician named Grier performed the relocation.

Documentation

(1) The Charlotte News, 9-1-1978, page 2 C