African Jackson Cemetery, Piqua
Facts and practical information
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. ()
Piqua
African Jackson Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Miami Valley Centre Mall, Eldean Covered Bridge, Piqua Public Library, Farrington Reserve.