In this edition of Just Listed! we are celebrating Black History Month by highlighting Lincoln Cemetery (PA-SHARE RE #1999RE00677) which was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in September 2025.
First established on a 1/2-acre plot in 1867 by the “Sons of Goodwill,’ the land later called “Lincoln Cemetery” became the principal burial ground for Gettysburg’s African American community for the next 100 years.
The cemetery has over 400 burials, including 29 veterans of the United States Colored Troops buried here because they were denied burial in the National Cemetery because of their race.
Many of Gettysburg’s most prominent African American citizens also lie buried here, including Lloyd Watts, the first teacher of the town’s “Colored School,” John Hopkins, the “well-loved janitor” of Gettysburg College during the Civil War, and Abraham Brian, whose farm was the focus of much of the fighting along Cemetery Ridge at “The Bloody Angle” on July 3, 1863.
Lincoln Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County
The cemetery is now being restored by the Lincoln Cemetery Project Association whose goal is to restore, preserve, and provide continuing care for the historic African American cemetery. Their mission is to bring proper honor and dignity to those buried there.Because of the cemetery’s story, it was listed in the National Register under Criterion A for Ethnic Heritage – Black for its association with Gettysburg’s African American community and for Social History as an example of African American agency in 19th and early 20th century Gettysburg, with a POS from 1867 to 1970. The cemetery was listed under the African American Churches and Cemeteries MPDF (PA-SHARE Report #2021RP00051) as an example of an Independent Cemetery property subtype with both legacy and caretaker burials.
Along with Lincoln Cemetery, a variety of Pennsylvania places from across the Commonwealth were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in the second half of 2025. These fourteen properties include places associated with transportation, architecture, industry, commerce, healthcare, neighborhoods, and religion.
Check them out below!
New Listings in 2025
Mauch Chunk Cemetery
PA-SHARE Resource #2024RE01901
Jim Thorpe, Carbon County
Listed 7/21/2025
Charles M. Schwab House
PA-SHARE Resource #1982RE00307
North Braddock, Allegheny County
Listed 7/25/2025
Charles M. Schwab House, North Braddock, Allegheny County
First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Philadelphia
PA-SHARE Resource #2024RE05110
Philadelphia
Listed 8/8/2025
Ridge Valley Historic District
PA-SHARE Resource #2022RE08376
West Rockhill Township, Bucks County
Listed 8/8/2025
Lynnewood Hall
PA-SHARE Resource #1978RE00037
Elkins Park, Montgomery County
Listed 8/13/2025
Lynnewood Hall, Elkins Park, Montgomery County
Johnstown Masonic Temple
PA-SHARE Resource #2001RE02323
Johnstown, Cambria County
Listed 8/13/2025
First Reformed Church
PA-SHARE Resource #1995RE41070
Reading, Berks County
Listed 8/13/2025
First Reformed Church, Reading, Berks County
Jeremiah Sturgeon Chapel
PA-SHARE Resource #1990RE00911
Grove City, Mercer County
Listed 8/14/2025
Ellis Porter Yarnall House
PA-SHARE Resource #2024RE01518
Glen Mills, Delaware County
Listed 8/14/2025
Heller-Wagner Grist Mill
PA-SHARE Resource #2004RE11400
Hellertown, Northampton County
Listed 8/15/2025
Heller-Wagner Grist Mill, Hellertown, Northampton County
Bristol Railroad Station
PA-SHARE Resource #1986RE00022
Bristol, Bucks County
Listed 8/15/2025
Jaffa Mosque
PA-SHARE Resource #2024RE00091
Altoona, Blair County
Listed 8/18/2025
Jaffa Mosque, Altoona, Blair County
The Weber House
PA-SHARE Resource #2008RE00676
Erie, Erie County
Listed 9/12/2025
Pitcairn School #1
PA-SHARE Resource #2020RE00504
Pitcairn, Allegheny County
Listed 9/24/2025
Pitcairn School #1, Pitcairn, Allegheny County
Want to learn more about these properties?
Now, its easier than ever SearchLite, PA-SHARE’s new website to provide easier access to resource and report information – including National Register nominations!
No login is required and there are multiple ways to search. Simply copy the property name or PA-SHARE Resource # from this blog post and paste it into SearchLite’s “Keywords” field and click “Search”. For more info about SearchLite, check out this blog post from June.
This example of a SearchLite search uses the PA-SHARE Resource # for St. Elisabeth’s Episcopal Church in Philadelphia.
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