African Jackson Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

African Jackson Cemetery

Piqua, Miami County, Ohio
Listed
December 16, 1982
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
82001475

About this property

The African Jackson Cemetery is a historic cemetery in the western part of the U.S. state of Ohio. Formed by a colony of more than 300 freedmen from Virginia, who were freed in the will of John Randolph of Roanoke, it has been the resting place for many. Active into the 20th century, it is one of the last extant physical remnants of Rossville, a black settlement founded near the city of Piqua in the late 1840s. The cemetery is listed on the National Register of Historic Places because of its connection to the history of free people of color in pre-Civil War Ohio.

Location

Piqua, Miami County, Ohio
40.15716, -84.23517

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

Rial, York, House
Industrial
0.1 mi
Fort Piqua Hotel
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0.6 mi
Zollinger, S., Company Building
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0.8 mi
Piqua High School
Modern
0.9 mi
Piqua-Caldwell Historic District
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1 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Piqua
1780Revolutionary War
1 mi

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When was African Jackson Cemetery listed on the National Register?

African Jackson Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 16, 1982.

What type of historic resource is African Jackson Cemetery?

African Jackson Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for African Jackson Cemetery?

The period of significance for African Jackson Cemetery is recorded as the civil_war era.

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