Free Frank McWorter Grave Site

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Free Frank McWorter Grave Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Free Frank McWorter Grave Site (Illinois)
Free Frank McWorter Grave Site
Location: Pike County, Illinois, USA
Nearest city: Barry
Coordinates: 39°41′41″N 91°2′27″W / 39.69472, -91.04083Coordinates: 39°41′41″N 91°2′27″W / 39.69472, -91.04083
Built/Founded: 1854
Added to NRHP: April 19, 1988[1]
NRHP 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 U.S. Route 36.

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  1. ^ NRIS Database, National Register of Historic Places, retrieved January 21, 2007.