Courtesy of Kati Burwinkel
Highland County Historical Society
The Carthegenia Baptist Church, located in the Gist Settlement, is reported to be the first churc
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Celebrating Black History Month: Black History of Highland County Pictured are members of the Lincoln School Class of 1910. (Photos courtesy of the Highland County Historical Society) Highland County is referenced in this excerpt from an anti-slavery newspaper, The Philanthropist, in July 1841. • • The following is an excerpt of a Black history project currently underway by Highland County Historical Society members Kati Burwinkel, Myra Phillips and John Glaze.
Black History of Highland County
Highland County was first settled in the New Market area around 1803. Prior to that, this area was home to various Native American tribes, including the Shawnee. It wasn’t long before early settlers brought along their slaves and Highland County’s Blac