Beulah Cemetery -- Vicksburg MS
N 32° 21.609 W 090° 51.013
15S E 702280 N 3582388
A historic marker for the Beulah Cemetery, which has been serving the Vicksburg African American community since 1884.
Waymark Code: WMMHTM
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2014
Views: 5
This official state historic marker of located on MLK Blvd at Tilgman Street in Vicksburg.
It reads as follows:
"BEULAH CEMETERY
Established in 1884 by the Vicksburg Tabernacle No. 19 Independent Order of Brothers and Sisters of Love and Charity, this cemetery has nearly 5.500 graves, most of which date between 1884 and the 1940s. This cemetery is the final resting place of over 100 veterans from Korea, World War I and World War II, and a number of citizens, business owners, educators, and leaders of Vicksburg’s African American community. The Beulah Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992."
Date Installed:: 2104
Organization that placed the object:: State of Mississippi
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