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Hall Plantation Cemetery

Frankford, Sussex County, Delaware, USA – *No GPS coordinates

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In 2019 Archaeologists have discovered what appear to be several unmarked graves in unincorporated Frankford, Delaware.
The graves are on the same property that some neighborhood residents have said contains the remains of African-Americans who lived in the area.
Archaeologists employed by a private landowner have delineated at least nine ( or eleven, three of which are children) graves at the site, known as the Orr Property or Hall Plantation, according to a news release from the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs .Archaeologists in Delaware have discovered the gravestone of a Civil War soldier that may provide a vital clue in uncovering a long-lost African-American cemetery.
Experts working at a property near Frankford, Sussex County, found the headstone bearing the name "C.S. Hall" and the details "Co. K, 32nd U.S.C.T." This refers to Company K of the 32nd U.S. Colored Troops, There are stories of shackles and chains on abandoned buildings in the area, an old shed that may once have been a slave house and a potential plot of African-American graves once marked with conch shells that she and others suspect has since been masked over by encroaching vegetation.
In 2019 Archaeologists have discovered what appear to be several unmarked graves in unincorporated Frankford, Delaware.
The graves are on the same property that some neighborhood residents have said contains the remains of African-Americans who lived in the area.
Archaeologists employed by a private landowner have delineated at least nine ( or eleven, three of which are children) graves at the site, known as the Orr Property or Hall Plantation, according to a news release from the Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs .Archaeologists in Delaware have discovered the gravestone of a Civil War soldier that may provide a vital clue in uncovering a long-lost African-American cemetery.
Experts working at a property near Frankford, Sussex County, found the headstone bearing the name "C.S. Hall" and the details "Co. K, 32nd U.S.C.T." This refers to Company K of the 32nd U.S. Colored Troops, There are stories of shackles and chains on abandoned buildings in the area, an old shed that may once have been a slave house and a potential plot of African-American graves once marked with conch shells that she and others suspect has since been masked over by encroaching vegetation.

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  • Added: 2 Feb 2020
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2699989