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The United American Cemetery

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Established
  
1844

Number of graves
  
>530

Location
  
Cincinnati, Ohio

Name
  
The American

Country
  
United States

Founded
  
1844

Type
  
Private


Coordinates
  
39°09′58″N 84°24′47″W / 39.166°N 84.413°W / 39.166; -84.413Coordinates: 39°09′58″N 84°24′47″W / 39.166°N 84.413°W / 39.166; -84.413

The United American Cemetery is the oldest African-American cemetery in Ohio, located on Duck Creek Road in Cincinnati, Ohio and founded in 1844 by the United Colored American Association. Among those interred at the cemetery who are notable are Horace Sudduth and John Isom Gaines.

References

The United American Cemetery Wikipedia