Free Frank McWorter Grave Site
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| Free Frank McWorter Grave Site | |
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| (U.S. National Register of Historic Places) | |
| Location: | Pike County, Illinois, USA |
| Nearest city: | Barry |
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| Built/Founded: | 1854 |
| Added to NRHP: | April 19, 1988[1] |
| Reference #: | 87002533 |
The Free Frank McWorter Grave Site, in near the Pike County, Illinois city of Barry, is the grave site of freed slave Frank McWorter. McWorter, originally from South Carolina, bought his and 14 other slave relatives' freedom during the mid-19th century. His Grave Site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was first listed on the Register in 1988 and can be found about 4 miles east of Barry, Illinois off of U.S. Route 36.
[edit] Notes
- ^ NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places, retrieved January 21, 2007.
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Municipalities and Communities of Pike County, Illinois (County Seat: Pittsfield) |
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| Cities, Towns and Villages | Atlas | Barry | Baylis | Chambersburg | Detroit | East Hannibal | El Dara | Fishhook | Florence | Griggsville | Hull | Kinderhook | Milton | Nebo | New Canton | New Salem | Pearl | Perry | Pike Station | Pittsfield | Pleasant Hill | Rockport | Seehorn | Straut | Summer Hill | Time | Valley City |
| Townships | Atlas | Barry | Chambersburg | Cincinnati | Derry | Detroit | Fairmount | Flint | Griggsville | Hadley | Hardin | Kinderhook | Levee | Martinsburg | Montezuma | New Salem | Newburg | Pearl | Perry | Pittsfield | Pleasant Hill | Pleasant Vale | Ross | Spring Creek |
