Mt Pisgah Cemetery - Lawnside, NJ
N 39° 52.265 W 075° 02.300
18S E 496721 N 4413449
This small cemetery has numerous civil war soldiers buried here & dates back to the mid 1800's. Many of the soldiers here are from other states and were buried here because they were black and not allowed to be buried in white cemeteries.
Waymark Code: WMAE1A
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 01/02/2011
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Our local ghost hunters, South Jersey Ghost Research, did an investigation here in 2000 and took a total of 63 photographs, ten of those positive showing non-localized orbs and mists. The graves seem to be somewhat related to two other cemeteries in the town, Mt Peace and Mt Zion, both of which has similar research done by this organization. When I visited, it was a pleasant day and I observed no phenomenon.
From my previous waymark:
This is a modest-sized cemetery of approximately 163 graves located to the rear of Mt. Pisgah A.M.E church in Lawnside, NJ. This is a predominantly African-American cemetery. The cemetery is several lots dee
The history of the church and cemetery are sketchy, and from the church's WEBSITE, I was able to determine, according to some historical sources, African American, Haddonfield church members w/ encouragement from the Lawnside Church decided to build their own church around 1885, and subsequently, the cemetery was established. The church was officially set up in November of 1887.
A note of interest:
The oldest structure in Lawnside is the Peter Mott House and served as a sop on the Underground Railroad. The house is listed on the NRHP. Peter Mott also served as pastor of the Mount Pisgah A.M.E. Church and he is buried in back of this church, although his marker is gone.