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Red Branch Missionary Baptist Cemetery - 1st site [1]

A local resident grew up hearing this cemetery called a slave cemetery. She believes the last burial was in the 1950s. The deceased had been a member of the Red Branch Missionary Baptist Church.

Documentation:

Paula Griffin In 2001

Location:

This cemetery is in a grove of trees behind an abandoned white house on the north side of Hough Road.

Address: 
Hough Road
City: 
Charlotte
State: 
NC
Condition of Location: 
Abandoned/Poor Condition
Organization Affiliation: 
Slave
Exhibit & Section: 
Cemeteries of Mecklenburg County [2]
Cemeteries [3]
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Cemetery Name: 
Red Branch Missionary Baptist Cemetery - 1st site
County Quadrant: 
Southeast Quadrant

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Links
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