Wake Wednesday - Cemetery hiding in plain sight

Abandoned cemeteries are everywhere and they leave traces if you know where to look. 

Have you ever noticed this one resting in plain view in downtown Raleigh?

An unassuming crumbling stone wall is the beacon proclaiming this corner lot of Booker and Hill streets as someone's final resting place dating back to the early 1800s. According to historians it may date back to the 1830 and be a part of the "Welcome" property of Henry Seawell (1774-1835). 

Read the full story from Heather Leah at WRAL5

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Focus on Mount Hope, Raleigh's oldest Black municipal Cemetery May 29 - at City of Raleigh Museum

Mark your calendars for May 29. In addition to the exhibit "Sacred Spaced, Sacred Stories," honoring Raleigh's first African American burial ground, Mount Hope Cemetery, Raleigh City Cemeteries Preservation, Inc. and City of Raleigh Museum will present a talk on Sunday, May 29. The talk is presentation by Jane Thurman and Edna Rich-Ballentine on Mt.Hope Cemetery, the oldest Black municipal cemetery in Raleigh. In addition, Alan Welsh, a local historian will discuss and share slave narratives of several people interred at Mt.Hope. This evocative storytelling is part of our focus on the African American history of Raleigh told through the heritage of this Black municipal cemetery.

Mark your Calendar -

Sunday, May 29, 2022 from 1:00 to 2:30

at the Raleigh City Museum

220 Fayetteville St.

Contact City of Raleigh Museum, 919-996-3000, or Raleigh City Cemeteries Preservation, Inc., 919-996-6548 for futher details.

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