Remley Point Cemetery

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Remley Point Cemetery
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Location0 4th Street, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Coordinates 32°48′47″N79°53′55″W / 32.81306°N 79.89861°W / 32.81306; -79.89861
Area2.32 acres (0.94 ha)
Builtc. 1867
NRHP reference No. 02000570 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 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 2p02. [3]

In 1999, the 3-acre cemetery was purchased by Tom and Victoria Rogers, who planned to use the property as part of a larger homestead. [4] In 2001, the Rogers filed to relocate the graves so that they could build their home, but withdrew the request when residents of Scanlonville sued to block the relocation. [5] [6] Following a renewal of that request, in 2005 a judge ruled that the historical cemetery could not be developed. [7] [8]

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References

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