The Prosperity Cemetery is located on McNeary Street (
South Carolina Route 391) on the south side of
Prosperity, South Carolina
Prosperity is a town in Newberry County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,180 at the 2010 census.
History
Before being named Prosperity, the area was called Frog Level due to its low-lying location and large numbers of frogs li ...
, United States. The cemetery is about in size, with more than 1,000 marked graves dating back to its founding in 1802. The cemetery is distinctive for the fine quality of its funerary art in what is essentially a rural backcountry setting, and for the unusual concentration of gravestones that were signed by local merchants and stonecutters. The cemetery was established as the burying ground for a Presbyterian congregation, but is now managed by a local cemetery company and now serves as the town's main cemetery.
The cemetery was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2013.
See also
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Newberry County, South Carolina
References
External links
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{{National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
National Register of Historic Places in Newberry County, South Carolina
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina