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Benjamin Pawlings, 1

MLA citation style
Brown, H. B. Benjamin Pawlings, 1. no date. 1978.
APA citation style
Brown, H. B. (1978). Benjamin Pawlings, 1. Retrieved from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A260945
Chicago citation style
Brown, Henry B. “Benjamin Pawlings, 1”, Historical Society of Montgomery County - African American History Collection, 1978. https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/papd/islandora/object/papd%3A260945.
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Title

Benjamin Pawlings, 1

Subject

Cemeteries
Slavery
Native Americans

Description

This grave marker is for Benjamin Pawlings. This private family cemetery is the final resting place for members of the Pawling, Reiff, and Hauff families. There is also at least one marker at this cemetery that reads "slave." According to an article written by Rev. Judith A. Meier, this enslaved person is a woman named Liza. Native Americans are also believed to be buried here. It is unclear how many people are here in unmarked graves.

Creator

Brown, Henry B.

Date

1978

Location Covered

Schwenksville (Pa.)

Time Period Covered

1721-1800

Type

Image

Original Format

Photographs

Digital Format

image/jpeg

Identifier

2014.342.044.005

Language

English

Relation

Cemeteries Pawling Family

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Contact

The rights for this photograph collection has not been assessed. For copyright questions, please call (610) 272-0297 or email contact@hsmcpa.org to talk with a staff member at the Historical Society of Montgomery County, PA.

Contributing Institution

Historical Society of Montgomery County

Sponsorship

This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education.