Remley Point Cemetery

Remley Point Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	0 4th Street, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Coordinates	32°48′47″N79°53′55″W / 32.81306°N 79.89861°W / 32.81306; -79.89861
Area	2.32 acres (0.94 ha)
Built	c. 1867
NRHP reference No.	02000570 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 30, 2002

Remley Point Cemetery (also known as Scanlonville Cemetery) is a cemetery located in the Scanlonville community in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. It contains 41 marked graves ranging from 1867 to 1989, but residents claim there may be over 1,000 people, largely African American, buried there. ^[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. ^[3]

In 1999, Tom and Victoria Rogers purchased the three-acre cemetery with the intention of incorporating it into a broader homestead development. ^[4] In 2001, the Rogers instituted legal proceedings to have the graves relocated in order to construct their home; however, they subsequently withdrew their application when residents of Scanlonville initiated legal action to prevent the move. ^{[5] [6]} Following the resubmission of this request in 2005, a judge determined that this historically significant cemetery could not be developed. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. David Quick (March 29, 2001). "Couple wants graves moved to build home". Charleston Post & Courier. p. B1.
3. "Influential Icons of East Cooper". July 3, 2014.
4. Schuyler Kropf (June 17, 2005). "Testimony begins in effort to reverse sale of cemetery". Charleston Post & Courier. p. A1. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
5. David Quick (November 14, 2001). "Residents' group sues to protect old cemetery at Remley's Point". Charleston Post & Courier. p. B1. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
6. T. Ballard Lesemann (July 2, 2008). "Hidden Heritage". Charleston City Paper. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
7. David Quick (November 13, 2002). "Mt. Pleasant defers action on graveyard". Charleston Post & Courier. p. B5.
8. Schuyler Kropf (September 7, 2005). "Mount Pleasant cemetery cannot be developed, judge rules". Charleston News & Courier. p. B1. Retrieved November 21, 2012.