Mount Pisgah Benevolence Cemetery is an
African-American
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cemetery
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in
Romney,
West Virginia
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,
United States
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. The cemetery is located along the
Northwestern Turnpike
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(
U.S. Route 50
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) below
Indian Mound Cemetery
Indian Mound Cemetery is a cemetery located along the Northwestern Turnpike ( U.S. Route 50) on a promontory of the "Yellow Banks" overlooking the South Branch Potomac River and Mill Creek Mountain in Romney, West Virginia, United States. The ce ...
overlooking Sulphur Spring Run.
Historically known as the Romney Colored Cemetery and more recently as the Romney African-American Cemetery, the cemetery was created for African-Americans in the
South Branch Valley who were not permitted to be interred in the city's Indian Mound Cemetery. The cemetery has been in use since the early 19th century and continues to serve Romney's African-American community.
It is currently maintained by the Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church, from which it takes its name.
See also
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List of historic sites in Hampshire County, West Virginia
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Indian Mound Cemetery
Indian Mound Cemetery is a cemetery located along the Northwestern Turnpike ( U.S. Route 50) on a promontory of the "Yellow Banks" overlooking the South Branch Potomac River and Mill Creek Mountain in Romney, West Virginia, United States. The ce ...
References
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Wayne McGahuey's Hampshire County Cemetery Project
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African-American cemeteries in West Virginia
African-American history of West Virginia
Cemeteries in West Virginia
Northwestern Turnpike
Protected areas of Hampshire County, West Virginia
Romney, West Virginia