Wesleyan Cemetery
The First Integrated Cemetery In Cincinnati
Wesleyan Cemetery
The First Integrated Cemetery In Cincinnati
Echo
Wesleyan Cemetery on Colerain Avenue, chartered in 1843, was the first integrated cemetery in Cincinnati. A group of runaway slaves known as the Cincinnati 28, aided by Levi Coffin in the late 1840's, staged a mock funeral procession from the Ohio River to the cemetery. They then used the Mill Creek to escape to a safe house in College Hill and on to freedom in Canada. Buried at Wesleyan Cemetery are veterans from all congressionally mandated wars.
Details
Year of Image
~1910
Current Address
4003 Colerain Ave
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
Echo
Wesleyan Cemetery on Colerain Avenue, chartered in 1843, was the first integrated cemetery in Cincinnati. A group of runaway slaves known as the Cincinnati 28, aided by Levi Coffin in the late 1840's, staged a mock funeral procession from the Ohio River to the cemetery. They then used the Mill Creek to escape to a safe house in College Hill and on to freedom in Canada. Buried at Wesleyan Cemetery are veterans from all congressionally mandated wars.
Details
Year of Image
~1910
Current Address
4003 Colerain Ave
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
Echo
Wesleyan Cemetery on Colerain Avenue, chartered in 1843, was the first integrated cemetery in Cincinnati. A group of runaway slaves known as the Cincinnati 28, aided by Levi Coffin in the late 1840's, staged a mock funeral procession from the Ohio River to the cemetery. They then used the Mill Creek to escape to a safe house in College Hill and on to freedom in Canada. Buried at Wesleyan Cemetery are veterans from all congressionally mandated wars.
Details
Year of Image
~1910
Current Address
4003 Colerain Ave
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
Echo
Wesleyan Cemetery on Colerain Avenue, chartered in 1843, was the first integrated cemetery in Cincinnati. A group of runaway slaves known as the Cincinnati 28, aided by Levi Coffin in the late 1840's, staged a mock funeral procession from the Ohio River to the cemetery. They then used the Mill Creek to escape to a safe house in College Hill and on to freedom in Canada. Buried at Wesleyan Cemetery are veterans from all congressionally mandated wars.
Details
Year of Image
~1910
Current Address
4003 Colerain Ave
Reference
Woellert, Dann. Cincinnati’s Northside Neighborhood (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Location
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
Echoes of Northside was created by Danny Smoroske as his senior capstone to complete his B.S. degree in Communication Design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of DAAP.
To explore more of his work, visit dannysmoroske.com.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
All content, stories, and pictures were gathered from a multitude of sources, including the Cincinnati Public Library, books such as Images of America: Northside by Dann Woellert, and multiple Facebook groups, including the popular “… Only in Northside.” All credits should be attributed on each page for each image unless noted. No copyright infringement is intended, and absolutely no money is being made from this site. I thank all the wonderful sources I was able to access for providing this great information about the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
Echoes of Northside was created by Danny Smoroske as his senior capstone to complete his B.S. degree in Communication Design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of DAAP.
To explore more of his work, visit dannysmoroske.com.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
All content, stories, and pictures were gathered from a multitude of sources, including the Cincinnati Public Library, books such as Images of America: Northside by Dann Woellert, and multiple Facebook groups, including the popular “… Only in Northside.” All credits should be attributed on each page for each image unless noted. No copyright infringement is intended, and absolutely no money is being made from this site. I thank all the wonderful sources I was able to access for providing this great information about the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
Echoes of Northside was created by Danny Smoroske as his senior capstone to complete his B.S. degree in Communication Design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of DAAP.
To explore more of his work, visit dannysmoroske.com.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
All content, stories, and pictures were gathered from a multitude of sources, including the Cincinnati Public Library, books such as Images of America: Northside by Dann Woellert, and multiple Facebook groups, including the popular “… Only in Northside.” All credits should be attributed on each page for each image unless noted. No copyright infringement is intended, and absolutely no money is being made from this site. I thank all the wonderful sources I was able to access for providing this great information about the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
Echoes of Northside was created by Danny Smoroske as his senior capstone to complete his B.S. degree in Communication Design at the University of Cincinnati’s College of DAAP.
To explore more of his work, visit dannysmoroske.com.
ECHOES OF NORTHSIDE
All content, stories, and pictures were gathered from a multitude of sources, including the Cincinnati Public Library, books such as Images of America: Northside by Dann Woellert, and multiple Facebook groups, including the popular “… Only in Northside.” All credits should be attributed on each page for each image unless noted. No copyright infringement is intended, and absolutely no money is being made from this site. I thank all the wonderful sources I was able to access for providing this great information about the Northside neighborhood in Cincinnati. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or concerns.