
Cemetery of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
N 41° 08.408 W 085° 08.166
16T E 656428 N 4555987
the Cemetery of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is in the I-69 / Coldwater Road Cloverleaf.
Waymark Code: WM5V2B
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/14/2009
Views: 7
There is a historic sign at this cemetery which says:
CEMETERY OF
ST. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
Fort Wayne, Indiana
FOUNDED IN 1844
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The Rural Branch School
of the Church was located
adjacent to the cemetery.
School was conducted from
1844 to 1920. The building
and grounds were sold to
the State for the inter-
change of Highways I 69
and U.S. 27.
ALLEN COUNTY - FORT WAYNE
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
This cemetery was left by the state when they built the I-69 interchange. It's a rather unexpected sight, tucked into the cloverleaf. It's accessible from Coldwater Southbound or from Ludwig Road.
The cemetery contains approximately 81 intact headstones, and several other headstones, or pieces of stones, nested up against the intact stones.
Group that erected the marker: ALLEN COUNTY - FORT WAYNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: I-69 cloverleaf Fort Wayne, IN 46738 46801
 URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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