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Slave Cemetery Marking

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February 04, 2018 / 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
9297 Sherrills Ford Rd, Terrell, NC 28682, USA

The Mecklenburg chapter is joining chapter member and Eagle Scout David Miller (Troop 327, Lakeland District, Piedmont Council) to honor and mark the site of an original slave cemetery at Rehobeth United Methodist Church. David’s Eagle Scout project was to clean the cemetery and identify where the people were buried. We are now honoring those people with a service on February 4, 2018. Color Guard is encouraged to participate. Please email Jim Tatum to participate or for more information at .

Schedule of Events

12 – 1:30pm – Come early and join everybody for a soup, stew and variety lunch/fellowship

2:00pm – The program begins at the site of the slave cemeteryThe Mecklenburg SAR and BSA Troop 327 will honor a slave grave cemetery on February 4, 2018 at Rehobath United Methodist Church in Terrell, NC.

2:30pm – Eagle Scout program will begin inside the Church Family Center (all are invited)

Light snacks will be served following the Eagle Scout program.

The church is located diagonally across from the Jayco Camping Center on Sherrills Ford Road.
From I-77 North:
– Take Exit 36 West on Hwy 150 approximately 7 miles.
– Turn left on Sherrills Ford Rd. and the church will be on the right approximately 300 yards
From Hwy 16 – It is a 4-lane road north
– Right turn on Hwy 16 across business 16. Drive approximately 6 miles from business 16
– Turn right on Sherrills Ford Rd. and the church will be on the right approximately 300 yards
Chapter member Jim Tatum will be smoking his famous pork BBQ!

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