Overview of the Sappington African American Cemetery
This file appears in: Missouri's Little Dixie African American History Tour
This file appears in: Missouri's Little Dixie African American History Tour
Missouri's Little Dixie African American History Tour
The Sappington African American Cemetery is located on Route AA, southwest of the town of Arrow Rock in Saline County, Missouri. In 1856, Dr. John B. Sappington of Arrow Rock provided this small lot to bury enslaved people who had died. As was…