Quinette Cemetery
{{Short description|Historic cemetery in St. Louis County, Missouri}}
{{Infobox cemetery|name=Quinette Cemetery|location=12188 Old Big Bend Road,
Kirkwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, U.S.|established={{date and age|1866}}|findagraveid=2219717}}
Quinette Cemetery is a historic landmark and African-American burial ground located in Kirkwood, Missouri, a suburb of the city of St. Louis.
History
The Quinette Cemetery was established in 1866, originally associated with the Olive Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Kirkwood. In 2002, the cemetery was deeded to the city of Kirkwood.{{Cite web|last=Bertrand|first=Amy|date=October 15, 2020|title=Quinette Cemetery|url=https://www.stltoday.com/online/quinette-cemetery/article_675db9fc-f261-563b-a7f6-cb179aee88fc.html|access-date=2022-01-01|website=STLtoday.com|language=en}} The cemetery is roughly 2.7 acres in size and has 25 marked graves,{{Cite web|last=Forder|first=Anna C.|title=Quinette Cemetery|url=https://www.timesnewspapers.com/webster-kirkwoodtimes/features/quinette-cemetery/article_8387e394-8f44-5449-8e7a-43e686669a97.html|access-date=2022-01-01|website=Webster Kirkwood Times|publisher=WKTimes, LLC|language=en}} it is believed that some 150 to 200 people are buried here. The earliest known grave dates back to 1853.
The cemetery is the burial site of African-American American Civil War soldiers, formally enslaved people, as well as World War II veterans. It is also regarded as the oldest African American Cemetery West of the Mississippi River.[http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-i-2008-08-29-79769.113117_Quinette_Cemetery.html Quinette Cemetery] Webster–Kirkwood Times, August 29, 2008
Other nearby historic African American cemeteries include Washington Park Cemetery (1920), Father Dickson Cemetery (1903) and Greenwood Cemetery (1874).{{Cite web|last=Holleman|first=Joe|title='Still a struggle': Against odds, Father Dickson Cemetery preserves Black history|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/columns/joe-holleman/still-a-struggle-against-odds-father-dickson-cemetery-preserves-black-history/article_d763faba-5603-570d-81d5-89948466a1a4.html|access-date=2021-12-31|website=STLtoday.com|language=en}}
See also
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References
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External links
- {{GNIS|type=retired|2777536}}
- {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
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Category:African-American history in St. Louis
Category:History of St. Louis County, Missouri
Category:Cemeteries in Missouri
Category:African-American cemeteries in Missouri