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Wesley Union Church was organized in 1816, with its first building at Third and Mulberry Streets. Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church at 2219 North Fifth Street is the successor to the original church. Realizing the need for a Black cemetery in the Harrisburg area, the Church purchased land in Susquehanna Township in 1817 for a burial ground. It was officially named Lincoln Cemetery in 1827. Prior to the Civil War, the church and its members were active in the Underground Railroad, which ran through the Harrisburg area. Notable graves in the cemetery include Thomas Morris Chester, Sergeant Horace Bennett of the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, Howard Day, publisher of an abolitionist newspaper, and Ephraim Slaughter of the 37th U.S.C.T. and the 3rd N.C. Colored Infantry, who was Harrisburg's last surviving Civil War veteran (d. 1943) and for whom American Legion Post No. 733 is named.
Address:
Booser Avenue and 30th Street
Penbrook, PA 17103
Phone: 000-000-0000
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History Museums Nearby
Civil War Flag Conservation Facility (1.73 Miles)
The National Civil War Museum (1.8 Miles)
Pennsylvania Governor's Residence (1.94 Miles)
State Museum of Pennsylvania (2.14 Miles)
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (2.15 Miles)
Museum of Bus Transportation (2.85 Miles)
Museums Nearby
Reservoir Park (1.1 Miles)
The National Civil War Museum (1.8 Miles)
Union Deposit Visitor Center (1.92 Miles)
Susquehanna Art Museum (1.99 Miles)
Susquehanna Art Museum (2 Miles)
KiteFest (2.05 Miles)
The John Harris/Simon Cameron Mansion (2.05 Miles)
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Museum of Bus Transportation (2.85 Miles)
History Tours Nearby
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The John Harris/Simon Cameron Mansion (2.05 Miles)
Civil War Trails Discovery Weekend - Harrisburg (2.08 Miles)
State Museum of Pennsylvania (2.14 Miles)
Capitol Complex (2.14 Miles)
Historic Harrisburg Association (2.22 Miles)
Art Moderne Historic District (2.3 Miles)
Italian Lake (2.92 Miles)
Harrisburg Tours (3.37 Miles)
Fort Hunter Mansion and Park (4.33 Miles)
African American Heritage Nearby
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The National Civil War Museum (1.8 Miles)
Midland Cemetery (2.39 Miles)
Fort Washington (3.21 Miles)
Family Health Council (5.15 Miles)
All Tours Nearby
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Appalachian Brewing Company (1.66 Miles)
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Hershey-Capital Region Visitors Bureau (2.08 Miles)
Civil War Trails Discovery Weekend - Harrisburg (2.08 Miles)
Art Moderne Historic District (2.3 Miles)
Italian Lake (2.92 Miles)
Blue Mountain Outfitters (5.19 Miles)
All Accommodations Nearby
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Comfort Inn Harrisburg East (1.09 Miles)
Fairfield Inn by Marriott - Harrisburg (1.15 Miles)
Red Roof Inn - Harrisburg North (1.28 Miles)
Hampton Inn Harrisburg-East (1.37 Miles)
Homewood Suites - Harrisburg (1.48 Miles)
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Towne House Suites Hotel (1.95 Miles)
Hilton-Harrisburg (2.09 Miles)
Howard Johnson Harrisburg/Hershey (2.1 Miles)
Council on the Arts (2.13 Miles)
Econo Lodge - Harrisburg (2.19 Miles)
Residence Inn by Marriott-Harrisburg/Hershey (2.42 Miles)
Travelodge - Harrisburg (2.43 Miles)
Courtyard by Marriott - Harrisburg / Hershey (2.54 Miles)
Wyndham Garden Hotel - Harrisburg (2.58 Miles)
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Holiday Inn - East/Airport Area (2.8 Miles)
Red Roof Inn - Harrisburg (2.89 Miles)
Baymont Inn and Suites - Airport Harrisburg (2.94 Miles)
Holiday Inn Express Harrisburg (3.24 Miles)
Hotels & Motels Nearby
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Fairfield Inn by Marriott Harrisburg/Hershey (1.13 Miles)
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Red Roof Inn - Harrisburg North (1.28 Miles)
Hampton Inn Harrisburg-East (1.37 Miles)
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Homewood Suites - Harrisburg (1.48 Miles)
Homewood Suites Harrisburg East (1.48 Miles)
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Four Points By Sheraton Harrisburg (1.91 Miles)
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Towne House Suites and Apartments (1.94 Miles)
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Red Carpet Inn (1.99 Miles)
Comfort Inn Riverfront (2.02 Miles)
Crowne Plaza Harrisburg (2.04 Miles)
Howard Johnson Harrisburg/Hershey (2.1 Miles)
Super 8 Motel Harrisburg/Hershey (2.16 Miles)
Econo Lodge - Harrisburg (2.19 Miles)
Residence Inn by Marriott Harrisburg/Hershey (2.39 Miles)
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Golden Sheaf (2.09 Miles)
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Strawberry Square (2.09 Miles)
Brownstone Lounge (2.1 Miles)
Dunkin' Donuts (2.13 Miles)
Second Street Brick Oven (2.13 Miles)
New 2nd Wok (2.14 Miles)
Center City Bread Shed (2.14 Miles)
Haydn's on Pine (2.15 Miles)
Stocks On Second (2.16 Miles)
Cafe Fresco Center City (2.16 Miles)
Cragin's Brick Haus (2.17 Miles)
Ceoltas Irish Pub (2.21 Miles)
Firehouse (2.28 Miles)
Jackie Blue (2.38 Miles)
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Gingerbread Man - Harrisburg (2 Miles)
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Golden Sheaf (2.09 Miles)
Doc Holliday's - Harrisburg (2.09 Miles)
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Dunkin' Donuts (2.13 Miles)
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Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (4.22 Miles)
Rails to Trails Nearby
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Nature & Outdoors Nearby
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Capital Area Genealogical Society (3.85 Miles)
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Historic Towns Nearby
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Historic Harrisburg (2.13 Miles)
Historic Harrisburg Resource Center (2.24 Miles)
Art Moderne Historic District (2.3 Miles)
Rockville Bridge (3.45 Miles)
Farm Tours Nearby
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex (1.98 Miles)
Hershey-Capital Region Visitors Bureau (2.08 Miles)
Festivals & Fairs Nearby
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Pennsylvania Culinary Connection (1.96 Miles)
Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex (1.98 Miles)
KiteFest (2.05 Miles)
Civil War Trails Discovery Weekend - Harrisburg (2.08 Miles)
American Musicfest (2.13 Miles)
Pennsylvania Craft Exhibition (2.15 Miles)
West End Fair (2.31 Miles)
The Wednesday Club (4.72 Miles)
Nature Centers Nearby
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Friends of Wildwood Lake Sanctuary (2.42 Miles)
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Boyd Big Tree Preserve (4.35 Miles)
Arts & Entertainment Nearby
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Reservoir Park (1.1 Miles)
Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra (1.26 Miles)
Union Deposit Visitor Center (1.92 Miles)
The Forum (1.93 Miles)
Pennsylvania Culinary Connection (1.96 Miles)
Midtown Cinema (1.97 Miles)
Tangerine Fine Arts (1.98 Miles)
Walker's Art and Framing (1.98 Miles)
Susquehanna Art Museum (2 Miles)
Theatre Harrisburg (2.01 Miles)
KiteFest (2.05 Miles)
Harrisburg Area Community College (2.06 Miles)
Civil War Trails Discovery Weekend - Harrisburg (2.08 Miles)
Open Stage of Harrisburg (2.09 Miles)
Brownstone Lounge (2.1 Miles)
Scott's Bar and Grille (2.12 Miles)
Pep Grill (2.12 Miles)
American Musicfest (2.13 Miles)
Parev Club (2.14 Miles)
POWR/DCNR Pennsylvania River Sojourns (2.15 Miles)
Boating & Sailing Nearby
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Blue Mountain Canoe and Kayak Rentals (5.18 Miles)
Historic Places Nearby
Shiloh Church of God In Christ (1.32 Miles)
Grave of Joseph Knipe (1.44 Miles)
Harrisburg Civil War Round Table (1.82 Miles)
Union Deposit Visitor Center (1.92 Miles)
Historical Society of Dauphin County (2.05 Miles)
Civil War Trails Discovery Weekend - Harrisburg (2.08 Miles)
Market Square Presbyterian Church (2.09 Miles)
The Pennsylvania State Archives (2.13 Miles)
Capitol Complex (2.14 Miles)
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (2.15 Miles)
Historic Harrisburg Resource Center (2.24 Miles)
Camp Curtin Park (2.29 Miles)
Art Moderne Historic District (2.3 Miles)
Midland Cemetery (2.39 Miles)
Zembo Shrine (2.8 Miles)
Dauphin County Memorial (2.84 Miles)
Museum of Bus Transportation (2.85 Miles)
Italian Lake (2.92 Miles)
Beth El Temple (2.93 Miles)
Fort Washington (3.21 Miles)
Fort Couch (3.37 Miles)
Art Museums Nearby
Reservoir Park (1.1 Miles)
Union Deposit Visitor Center (1.92 Miles)
Susquehanna Art Museum (1.99 Miles)
Susquehanna Art Museum (2 Miles)
Pennsylvania Craft Exhibition (2.15 Miles)
Art Association of Harrisburg (2.16 Miles)
Shopping Nearby
Colonial Park Mall (1.47 Miles)
Doehne's Ox Bow Shop (1.57 Miles)
Walnut Street Bridge (1.81 Miles)
Union Deposit Visitor Center (1.92 Miles)
Broad Street Market (2.23 Miles)
Historic Harrisburg Resource Center (2.24 Miles)
Elizabeth Brady Antiques (2.39 Miles)
Harrisburg East Mall (2.55 Miles)
Artworks Clothing (3.33 Miles)
We Dabble (3.5 Miles)
Susquehanna Valley Harley-Davidson (3.78 Miles)
Strites' Orchard (4.07 Miles)
Rose Marie's Antiques (4.23 Miles)
Capital City Mall (4.66 Miles)
Old Timers Antique Clocks (4.74 Miles)
Tours Nearby
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Hershey-Capital Region Visitors Bureau (2.08 Miles)
Civil War Trails Discovery Weekend - Harrisburg (2.08 Miles)
State Capitol/Welcome Center (2.09 Miles)
Art Association of Harrisburg (2.16 Miles)
Pride of the Susquehanna Riverboat (2.22 Miles)
Art Moderne Historic District (2.3 Miles)
Italian Lake (2.92 Miles)
National Historic Parks Nearby
Union Deposit Visitor Center (1.92 Miles)
Camp Curtin Park (2.29 Miles)
Fort Hunter Mansion and Park (4.33 Miles)
State & National Parks Nearby
Reservoir Park (1.1 Miles)
Union Deposit Visitor Center (1.92 Miles)
Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks (1.93 Miles)
Capital Area Greenbelt (1.97 Miles)
Boyd Big Tree Preserve (4.35 Miles)
Covered Bridges Nearby
Aline Covered Bridge (1.92 Miles)
Antiquing Nearby
Doehne's Ox Bow Shop (1.57 Miles)
Broad Street Market (2.23 Miles)
Elizabeth Brady Antiques (2.39 Miles)
We Dabble (3.5 Miles)
Rose Marie's Antiques (4.23 Miles)
Cordier Antiques and Fine Art (4.31 Miles)
Old Timers Antique Clocks (4.74 Miles)
Music Nearby
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Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra (1.26 Miles)
The Forum (1.93 Miles)
Tangerine Fine Arts (1.98 Miles)
Theatre Harrisburg (2.01 Miles)
Scott's Bar and Grille (2.12 Miles)
Pep Grill (2.12 Miles)
American Musicfest (2.13 Miles)
Parev Club (2.14 Miles)
POWR/DCNR Pennsylvania River Sojourns (2.15 Miles)
St. Moritz (2.16 Miles)
Ceoltas Irish Pub (2.21 Miles)
Historic Harrisburg Resource Center (2.24 Miles)
West End Fair (2.31 Miles)
Allied Arts Fund (2.32 Miles)
Midtown Tavern (2.33 Miles)
Harrisburg Scottish Country Dance Society (2.34 Miles)
Italian Lake (2.92 Miles)
The Wednesday Club (4.72 Miles)
Theatre Nearby
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The Forum (1.93 Miles)
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Tangerine Fine Arts (1.98 Miles)
Gamut Classic Theatre (2 Miles)
Theatre Harrisburg (2.01 Miles)
Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts (2.02 Miles)
Open Stage of Harrisburg (2.09 Miles)
Historic Harrisburg Resource Center (2.24 Miles)
Allied Arts Fund (2.32 Miles)
Italian Lake (2.92 Miles)
Moviate (3.44 Miles)
Oyster Mill Playhouse (4.76 Miles)
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Monuments Nearby
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Capitol Complex (2.14 Miles)
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Camp Curtin (2.29 Miles)
Dauphin County Memorial (2.84 Miles)
Beth El Temple (2.93 Miles)
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Theatre Harrisburg (2.01 Miles)
Allied Arts Fund (2.32 Miles)
Harrisburg Scottish Country Dance Society (2.34 Miles)
Locust Lane Contra Dance (2.58 Miles)
Capital Area Dance (4.37 Miles)
Galleries Nearby
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Tangerine Fine Arts (1.98 Miles)
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Art Association of Harrisburg (2.16 Miles)
Historic Harrisburg Resource Center (2.24 Miles)
Seitz and Seitz Gallery (2.83 Miles)
Cordier Antiques and Fine Art (4.31 Miles)
Native American Heritage Nearby
Family Health Council (5.15 Miles)
Golfing Nearby
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Dauphin Highlands Golf Course (3.06 Miles)
Felicita Resort (4.25 Miles)
Country Markets Nearby
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West Shore Farmers Market (3.4 Miles)
Strites' Orchard (4.07 Miles)
Lectures & Seminars Nearby
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Pennsylvania Culinary Connection (1.96 Miles)
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POWR/DCNR Pennsylvania River Sojourns (2.15 Miles)
Camping Nearby
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Hunting & Fishing Nearby
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River Adventures Nearby
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Water Activities Nearby
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Action Sports Nearby
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Susquehanna Valley Harley-Davidson (3.78 Miles)
Motorcycling Nearby
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Resorts Nearby
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Amusement & Theme Parks Nearby
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City Island (2.09 Miles)
Battlefields Nearby
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Driving Tours Nearby
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Hershey-Capital Region Visitors Bureau (2.08 Miles)
Wildlife Nearby
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Kids Nearby
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Colleges & Universities Nearby
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Haunted Happenings Nearby
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Railroads Nearby
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Pro Sports Nearby
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Campgrounds Nearby
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Skiing & Winter Sports Nearby
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Wineries Nearby
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Outfitters Nearby
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