Lincoln Cemetery, Harrisburg

#39 among attractions in Harrisburg

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Lincoln Cemetery was founded in Nov 1877 by the Wesley Union African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. It is located at 201 South 30th Street in the Penbrook area of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is the oldest extant Black Cemetery in Harrisburg, and contains many people re-interred from the 4-5 original African-American Burial Grounds in the city of Harrisburg. Members of the Wesley Union church, spread out through the Harrisburg Area, were active in the Underground Railroad. Civil War veterans, including Ephraim Slaughter, the last surviving Civil War Veteran of Harrisburg is buried in the cemetery. He served in the 37th regiment of the U.S. Colored Troops and the 3rd N.C. Colored Infantry. It is the site of one of the historical markers in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ()

Coordinates: 40°16'50"N, 76°51'20"W

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Lincoln Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harris Tower, National Civil War Museum, State Street Bridge, Harrisburg Cemetery.

1.6 miSW
Museum
Harris Tower, Harrisburg
42 min walk • Harris Switch Tower, also known as HG Tower or Harris Tower, is an interlocking tower in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. The tower was built in 1929 by the Pennsylvania Railroad and remained in operation until it was closed in 1991 by Amtrak.
0.6 miS
Museum, History museum
National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg
16 min walk • The National Civil War Museum, located at One Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is a permanent, nonprofit educational institution created to promote the preservation of material culture and sources of information that are directly relevant to the...
1.5 miSW
Bridge
State Street Bridge, Harrisburg
37 min walk • The State Street Bridge, also known as the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge, is a 1,312-foot concrete, deck arch bridge that spans Pennsylvania Route 230 and Paxton Creek in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
1 miSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Cemetery
Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg
27 min walk • Harrisburg Cemetery, sometimes referred to as Mount Kalmia Cemetery, is a prominent rural cemetery and national historic district in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, located at 13th and Liberty streets in the Allison Hill/East Harrisburg neighborhoods of the city.
0.6 miS
Park
Reservoir Park, Harrisburg
16 min walk • Reservoir Park is the oldest and largest municipal public park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and occupies approximately 85 acres in the Allison Hill neighborhood of the city.
0.9 miW
Park
Capital Area Greenbelt, Harrisburg
23 min walk • The Capital Area Greenbelt is a looping trail located in the area of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
~1150 ftE
Cemetery
East Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg
6 min walk • East Harrisburg Cemetery is an historic cemetery located outside of the city limits of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The older, eastern section of the cemetery is located within the borough of Penbrook; the western section is located in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County.
0.8 miSW
Park
Italian Lake, Harrisburg
22 min walk • Italian Lake is a public park located at 3rd and Division Streets in the Riverside neighborhood within the Uptown section of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
1 miW
Neighbourhood, Tudor Revival architecture
Harrisburg Military Post, Harrisburg
27 min walk • Harrisburg Military Post is a historic National Guard armory complex and national historic district located at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It serves as the headquarters for the 28th Infantry Division. The complex consist of ten buildings, six of which are contributing to the historic place.
1.1 miSW
Neighbourhood
East Harrisburg, Harrisburg
28 min walk • East Harrisburg is a district of neighborhoods in the eastern end of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
1.3 miS
Neighbourhood
Allison Hill, Harrisburg
33 min walk • Allison Hill is a neighborhood in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located directly east of downtown Harrisburg on a bluff overlooking the older original borough along the Susquehanna River.

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Which popular attractions are close to Lincoln Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include East Harrisburg Cemetery, Harrisburg (6 min walk), National Civil War Museum, Harrisburg (16 min walk), Reservoir Park, Harrisburg (16 min walk), Italian Lake, Harrisburg (22 min walk).