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Memorial Park Home  |  History  |  Lincoln Cemetery  |  From Cemetery to Park |  Railroad Station  |  Community Voices   |   Cemeteries as Sites of Discrimination   | Photo Gallery |  Historical Resources Community Voices by Claire Jordy & Gibson Holland There is a substantial dearth in the amount of reporting conducted on the Lincoln Cemetery’s conversion into...

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From Cemetery to Park

Memorial Park Home  |  History  |  Lincoln Cemetery  |  From Cemetery to Park |  Railroad Station  |  Community Voices   |   Cemeteries as Sites of Discrimination   | Photo Gallery |  Historical Resources From Cemetery to Park by Caly McCarthy   Over the years, the Borough’s neglect of Lincoln Cemetery had yielded a high crime area, and one that was a frequent...

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Cemeteries as Sites of Discrimination

Memorial Park Home  |  History  |  Lincoln Cemetery  |  From Cemetery to Park |  Railroad Station  |  Community Voices   |   Cemeteries as Sites of Discrimination   | Photo Gallery |  Historical Resources Cemeteries as Sites of Discrimination by Gillian Horn   Before Memorial Park was a recreational site, it was an African American burial ground named...

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Railroad Station

Memorial Park Home  |  History  |  Lincoln Cemetery  |  From Cemetery to Park |  Railroad Station  |  Community Voices   |   Cemeteries as Sites of Discrimination   | Photo Gallery |  Historical Resources Railroad Station by Madeline Kauffman Hope Station, the railroad station that stands on Memorial Park, used to be known as Passenger Station in the early-to-mid...

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Lincoln Cemetery

Memorial Park Home  |  History  |  Lincoln Cemetery  |  From Cemetery to Park |  Railroad Station  |  Community Voices   |   Cemeteries as Sites of Discrimination   | Photo Gallery |  Historical Resources Lincoln Cemetery by Caly McCarthy   When the Penn Family founded Carlisle in the 18th century, they set aside one plot of land to serve as an African American...

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Memorial Park Historical Resources

Memorial Park Home  |  History  |  Lincoln Cemetery  |  From Cemetery to Park |  Railroad Station  |  Community Voices   |   Cemeteries as Sites of Discrimination   | Photo Gallery |  Historical Resources Memorial Park Historical Resources Burg, Steven B. “The North Queen Street Cemetery and the African-American Experience in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.”...

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