Pine Street Colored Cemetery, Gallipolis, Ohio

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Location: Gallipolis, Gallia County, Ohio, United States
Surnames/tags: Cemeteries US_Black_Heritage

John Gee, an African American resident of Gallipolis, established the Pine Street Colored Cemetery in 1860. Gee was a local carpenter and an extensive landowner in Gallipolis. He built a number of structures in the town, including the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. He also was of the founding members of the John Gee African Methodist Episcopal Church.

The Pine Street Colored Cemetery Link to FindAGrave sometimes referred to as the Old Cemetery, consists of four acres of land. A number of prominent local African Americans were buried there. Among them was Leah Stewart, the first African American to live in Gallipolis. Phoebe Smith established the local Mutual Aid Society and was buried in this cemetery. The Mutual Aid Society assisted African American slaves in gaining their freedom. At least fifty-seven African American soldiers also were buried in the cemetery. The cemetery is no longer open to new interments.

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