Rock Hill AME Church & Cemetery

Left image: Photograph circa 1952- Rock Hill AME Church with John Henry Moore and grandson Larry Parks in the foreground.

The church began as a worshipping congregation around 1865. The size of the membership decreased after the construction of Lake James.

It was closed to regular worship in 1962. The structure deteriorated over time. All that remains today is a graveyard located near the site where the church once stood.

(Lou Ella Moore submitted the image to, "Picture Burke", a digital photograph preservation project of the NC Room of the Burke County Public Library)

Right image: The Rock Hill graveyard as it looks today. It was entered as “Stony Point” in a cemetery census book, but the real name is Rock Hill.

More than half the graves are only marked with stones.

This graveyard is located in Longtown, Burke County, in Lake James State Park, North Carolina.
Photograph credit: Find A Grave
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Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Lake James State Park. This African American burial ground was established in 1865.

Rock Hill AME Church was once located here and began as a worshipping congregation around 1865. At one time, this area was a thriving farming community until Lake James was built.

The size of the membership decreased after the construction of Lake James. It was closed to regular worship in 1962.

The church structure deteriorated over time and all that remains today is a cemetery located near the site where the church once stood.

More than half of the graves are marked only with stones.
If you go to visit, please check with the ranger for access.

Here is a link to the graves located here: https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2377629/memorial-search

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