New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Historic Section | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | St. Marys St., Lake Village, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 33°19′48″N91°17′12″W / 33.33000°N 91.28667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
MPS | Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 92001227 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 21, 1992 |
The New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is a cemetery on St. Marys Street in Lake Village, Arkansas. The cemetery is located adjacent to a modern church that is located on the site of churches that have served Lake Village's African American population since 1860. [2]
The historic portion of the cemetery, east and south of the church, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1] It is the only known site associated with the area's large African American population from the 19th century. [2]
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