Union Baptist Cemetery located at 4933 Cleves Warsaw Pike, in the Price Hill neighborhood, is a registered

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, listed in the

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on September 20, 2002. It contains a single contributing building. The

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is the oldest

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cemetery in Cincinnati.

History

The cemetery was established by the Union Baptist Church in 1864 by members of the Union Baptist Church. Almost 150 other USCT veterans are buried at Union Baptist Cemeter

Notable burials

* Newt Allen, a

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player * Powhatan Beaty, a

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recipient and

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veteran of the 5th United States Colored Infantry Regiment. * Bishop Mary Beck Bell, founder of the Spiritualist Church of the Soul *

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, musician * Edith Hern Fossett, enslaved cook for

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at President's House (

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) and head cook at

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* Hon. George W. Hayes * David Leroy Nickens * Consuelo Clark-Stewart * Jennie Porter, founder of the

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School * Wallace "Bud" Smith, boxer

Notes

External links

* {{National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Cemeteries in Cincinnati Historic districts in Cincinnati African-American history in Cincinnati Baptist cemeteries in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Cincinnati Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Cemeteries established in the 1860s 1864 establishments in Ohio African-American cemeteries in Ohio