Brown-Harris Cemetery Dedication

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Jun 28, 2024
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11:00am ET

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Jun 28, 2024
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12:00pm ET

Description


Parking Details

To access the cemetery, please follow posted signs adjacent to The Ohio State Outpatient Care Dublin Facility, which is located at 6700 University Blvd.

Cemetery Information

After the Brown-Harris Cemetery was rediscovered in 2020, the City of Dublin partnered with the Brown and Harris families and engineering firm EMH&T to preserve the site and create a monument that properly illustrates the space’s significance and importance to Dublin’s history.

Located at 6540 Shier Rings Road, this historically Black cemetery includes at least 22 confirmed graves. The cemetery was lost in the early 1920s, with the finding of a grave marker from 1854 helpful in rediscovering the land’s true purpose.

The Brown-Harris Cemetery was dedicated in June 2024 after years of strategic restoration and coinciding with the time of year our country is focused on commemorations and celebrations of Juneteenth and African American history. This historic moment for the city was shared with the members of the Brown and Harris families as well as Dublin City Council, residents and visitors.

For more information, visit https://dublinohiousa.gov/brown-harris-cemetery/ 

Contact

Get Connected Icon Christine Nardecchia
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