Father Dickson Cemetery

Father Dickson Cemetery

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Quick Facts

Location:

St. Louis, Missouri

Significance:

African American Cemetery and resting place of James Milton Turner, U.S. Minister to Liberia during Ulysses S. Grant's presidency.

MANAGED BY:

Friends of Father Dickson Cemetery

Amenities

2 listed

Accessible Sites, Bicycle - Rack

African American History at Father Dickson Cemetery

Father Dickson Cemetery is the resting place of numerous African Americans who lived in St. Louis during the 19th Century. Perhaps the most notable is James Milton Turner, an educator who helped found Lincoln University, Missouri's only Historically Black College or University. During Ulysses S. Grant's presidency Turner was appointed to serve as the country's Minister to Liberia, representing American interests and promoting education and economic growth in that country. Other notable figures resting at Father Dickson Cemetery include Moses Dickson (the cemetery's namesake), a member of the Underground Railroad and community leader during the Civil War era, and Susan Paul Smith Vashon, an educator and the namesake of Vashon High School in St. Louis. Father Dickson Cemetery is two miles north of Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site and is managed by the Friends of Father Dickson Cemetery. 

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Directions to Father Dickson Cemetery from Visitor Center

1. Turn right onto Grant Road. 

2. Grant Road becomes Pardee Road in one mile. Continue on Pardee. 

3. Turn left to continue on Pardee Road. 

4. Turn left onto Watson Road. 

5. Follow Watson Road heading westbound for about a half a mile. Turn right onto Sappington Road. 

6. Follow Sappinton Road for one mile. Father Dickson Cemetery will be located on your left.