Shady Grove Cemetery

Andrew J. Whitaker

Friday, July 21, 2017

Elroy Kinder helps to restore Shady Grove Cemetery Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dutchtown. Shady Grove named after the former Shady Grove School is an African American cemetery that dates back to the late 1800's with at least 240 confirmed burials.

Elroy Kinder poses for a photo at Shady Grove Cemetery Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dutchtown. Shady Grove named after the former Shady Grove School is an African American cemetery that dates back to the late 1800's with at least 240 confirmed burials. (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Tombstones lay underneath a fallen tree at Shady Grove Cemetery Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dutchtown (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
White crosses mark burials at Shady Grove Cemetery Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dutchtown (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
A tombstone of Eugene Anthony is seen at Shady Grove Cemetery Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dutchtown (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Recovered tombstones are laid out at Shady Grove Cemetery Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dutchtown (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
A white cross is seen at Shady Grove Cemetery Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dutchtown (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Shady Grove Cemetery Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dutchtown (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Shady Grove Cemetery Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dutchtown (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Walter G. Lee, a U.S. Army veteran, is seen on a tombstone at Shady Grove Cemetery Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dutchtown (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)

Shady Grove Cemetery Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dutchtown (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Elroy Kinder walks through Shady Grove Cemetery Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dutchtown (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)
Shady Grove Cemetery Friday, July 21, 2017 in Dutchtown (Andrew J. Whitaker ~ Southeast Missourian)