Date: March 8, 2001
Cemetery: African Cemetery #2
Established: 1800s
Street: 419 E. Seventh Street
City: Lexington
Township:
County: Fayette
State: KY
Nation: USA
Zip: 40508
Nearby:
Reached by: Public road
Location: Urban
Land: Flat
Water: No
Sign: Yes
Land Type: Private
Access: Open
Surrounded by: Broken fence
Gate: Non locking
Status: Abandoned
Size: Large
Unmarked graves: Yes
Markers:
Gravestones: 300
Broken gravestones: Yes
Toppled gravestones: Yes
Buried gravestones: Yes
Removed Gravestones:
Weather problems: Unknown
Pollution problems: Unknown
Oldest grave: early 1800s
Newest grave: 1972
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Yes
Records location: In 1980 by Richardson Corporation, Box 98,
Owingsville, KY 40360
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Vandalized: Yes
Police report: No
VA1: Overturned gravestones
VA2: Broken gravestones
VA4: Graffiti
Vegetation: None
Vegetation problem: Trees
Vegetation problem: Overgrown-ground cover
Vegetation problem: Overgrown-vines
Drainage: Good
Problem: Encroachment
Problem: Disintegrating Headstones
Work Status: Work underway - Major improvements made
Owner: Cemetery
Use:
Bordering: Residential
Change: Smaller
Reason: Industrial
Visited: Occasionally
Previous contacts:
Other information
The African #2 Cemetery (8 acres) is currently being restored and
mowed by volunteers each year. There are jockeys, buffalo soldiers,
vets, and former slaves buried there with a total of 5,000 graves. It
is becoming clear that this forgotten cemetery was an important part
of Lexington's history.
Support Contacts
Stella Stewart, Secretary African Cemetery #2, Inc. Board P.O. Box
54874 Lexington, KY 40555-4874
Submitted By:
name:
Stella Stewart
Email: stellas@lfucg.com
