Lincoln Cemetery
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Lincoln Cemetery

Also known as Goodwill Cemetery

Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

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    Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 17325 United States
    Coordinates: 39.82600, -77.23480
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Established in 1867 by the Sons of Goodwill for the proper burial of Gettysburg's African American citizens and Civil War veterans. Some 30 Members of the US Colored Troops are buried here, having been denied burial in the National Cemetery because of segregation policies. Also here are many of the towns earliest black residents. Reinterred when town's "Colored Cemetery" was cleared in 1906 to provide space for houses.

In the 1920's the "Lincoln Lodge" of Gettysburg's Black Elks purchased land bordering Goodwill Cemetery and Long Lane, giving the name "Lincoln Cemetery"
Established in 1867 by the Sons of Goodwill for the proper burial of Gettysburg's African American citizens and Civil War veterans. Some 30 Members of the US Colored Troops are buried here, having been denied burial in the National Cemetery because of segregation policies. Also here are many of the towns earliest black residents. Reinterred when town's "Colored Cemetery" was cleared in 1906 to provide space for houses.

In the 1920's the "Lincoln Lodge" of Gettysburg's Black Elks purchased land bordering Goodwill Cemetery and Long Lane, giving the name "Lincoln Cemetery"

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  • Added: 28 Sep 2004
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 1994163