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Old Mother Bethel grave site could hold thousands

Intact grave sites from the old Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church burial ground lie beneath a large swath of Weccacoe Playground at Queen and Lawrence Streets, archaeologists excavating the ground said Wednesday.

Archaeologists perform test excavations. The land, acquired by Richard Allen in 1810, was a cemetery until about 1868.
Archaeologists perform test excavations. The land, acquired by Richard Allen in 1810, was a cemetery until about 1868.Read moreAKIRA SUWA / Staff Photographer
    by Stephan Salisbury, Inquirer Culture Writer
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