Shreiner's Cemetery, aka Concord Cemetery, Lancaster (city), Lancaster Co., PA

19. Shreiner's Cemetery also known as Concord Cemetery Located on the southeast corner of Chestnut and Mulberry Streets. History: This cemetery was established in 1836 and opened to anyone regardless of religious affiliation or race. It was first known as Concord Cemetery, but changed to Shreiner's Cemetery in 1866. Earliest recorded burial - 1836. Latest recorded burial - 1916. Transcriptions/Burial Records: 1878- Martin Shreiner and Elizabeth Eichelberger, "Record of Burials at Concord Cemetery, Part 1:1836-1878", Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. 1916- Charles M. Gibbs and Henry M. Shreiner, " Record of Burials at Concord Cemetery, Part 2:1879-1916", Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. 1941- William F. Worner, vol.8, p.1. 1987- "Concord Cemetery", Lancaster County Connections, vol.4, no.3, p.57-69, and vol.4, no.4, p.74-83. Related Articles: "Cemetery's Future Under Study", Preservation, vol.9, no.2, Spring 1987. "Group Will Aid City Cemetery", Intelligencer Journal, Feb. 16, 1988, p.29. "Historical Cemetery May Receive Large Endowment", Intelligencer Journal, Nov. 28, 1996, p.1.

Historical marker for Thaddeus Stevens. Stevens chose to be buried in this cemetery because at that time it was the only cemetery open to people of any ethnicity.

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