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Remley Point Cemetery

Coordinates: 32°48′47″N 79°53′55″W / 32.81306°N 79.89861°W / 32.81306; -79.89861
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Remley Point Cemetery
Remley Point Cemetery is located in South Carolina
Remley Point Cemetery
Remley Point Cemetery is located in the United States
Remley Point Cemetery
Location0 4th Street, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
Coordinates32°48′47″N 79°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 2002.[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]

References

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  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.