Lindley Hill Cemetery, East Caln, Penn. (1850)
LINDLEY HILL CEMETERY, EAST CALN, PENN.
Lindley Hill Cemetery in East Caln is one of the first African-American cemeteries in Chester County. In 1850, a quarter acre was purchased for $25 from the Quaker James James. A modest stone church was erected in the woods off Winding Way Road in the Woodmont area. Today, 16 American flags mark the graves of Anderson, Berry, Brown, Clark, Cole, Hill, Hilton, Johnson, Miller, Molson, Smith, Solomon, Stephenson, Thompson, Thomas, Washington, and Wilson who fought in the Civil War. And also Cole, Smith and Clark served in the 54th Regiment.
