Star Hill A.M.E. Church, Camden, DE

"1933":


"HARD LABOR
HD WARK
CARINGS":





"HARD LAbo_"

"MIltON
SAYINGS":



"MY h_ _ _e
_ _ _ _ _
By Henry Hershey
Built This
On 9/1/33":

















Don't miss the signs of African American burials. This tree, growing out of it's concrete planter, is the only visible grave marker for this individual:


Trees are marking a line of graves, this is not a property line (even though that's what it looks like):



































I have never seen a grave marker like this. Remarkable!!
There was no discernible name on the marker. I wonder if the red stars are somehow for "Star Hill"?:
Head stone & foot stone:


Foot stone:





























Maddy McCoy
Fairfax County, Virginia
Slavery Inventory Database

Canterbury Cemetery, Canterbury, DE

(Canterbury Cemetery
Founded 1856
Site of Canterbury Methodist Church)


















Maddy McCoy
Fairfax County, Virginia
Slavery Inventory Database

Near Milton, DE

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Maddy McCoy
Fairfax County, Virginia
Slavery Inventory Database

Site of Beach Cottages, Rehoboth Beach, DE

Until a few years ago, there was a semi-circle of tiny motel rooms that faced Route One. All that's left is part of the sign.






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Maddy McCoy
Fairfax County, Virginia
Slavery Inventory Database

Unidentified Church, Rehoboth Beach, DE

Historic structure on Philadelphia Street. Yikes! I know nothing about this!









Maddy McCoy
Fairfax County, Virginia
Slavery Inventory Database

Unidentified Structure, University of Virginia

This historic structure was located within an modern[ish] neighborhood on [what seemed to me] the University of Virginia campus.
Church?
School?






Maddy McCoy
Fairfax County, Virginia
Slavery Inventory Database