Prince Hall Mystic Cemetery

Local namePrince Hall Mystic Cemetery
LocationArlington, Massachusetts

The Prince Hall Mystic Cemetery, also known as the Prince Hall Cemetery, is a historic cemetery located on Gardner Street, Arlington, Massachusetts. It may be the only remaining African American Masonic cemetery in the United States.The cemetery is a burial place for members of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge F & AM, founded by Prince Hall in Boston in 1776. Prince Hall Freemasonry was the first African American Masonic group in the United States. In 1864, Grand Master William B. Kendall deeded this site to his lodge. The cemetery was dedicated in 1868 and put in trust to be used exclusively as a Prince Hall Freemasonry burial ground. Records indicate it was in use until about 1897 when it fell into disuse.

As time passed it was forgotten until its rediscovery in 1987. It was rededicated in 1990 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Hall_Mystic_Cemetery

Official website http://www.arlingtonhistorical.org/visitor-guide/prince-hall-cemetery/

Phone +1 781 648 4300

Address Gardner Street, Airlington, MA 02474, USA

Coordinates 42°24'36.731" N -71°8'7.462" E

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