Lucas Family Cemetery | |
 Lucas Family Cemetery, September 2011 | |
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| Location | Ellen Dr., Mount Pleasant, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 32°47′45″N 79°52′18″W / 32.79583°N 79.87167°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1825–1892 |
| NRHP reference No. | 98000425 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 18, 1998 |
Lucas Family Cemetery is a historic plantation cemetery located near Mount Pleasant, Charleston County, South Carolina. It was established in 1825, and the walled plot includes several grave markers signed by Charleston carvers. Eleven gravemarkers remain, dating from 1825 to 1892, and five are brick box tombs with slab or table tops. [2] [3] The cemetery is significant for being a rare example of traditional family cemetery arrangement in the lowcountry. [4]
The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. [1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Sarah Fick (June 1996). "Lucas Family Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ^ "Lucas Family Cemetery, Charleston County (Ellen Dr., Mt. Pleasant)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
- ^ "SCDAH". www.nationalregister.sc.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
External links
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Lucas Family Cemetery (Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina) at Wikimedia Commons
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