OLD SETTLERS CEMETERY

This was the first cemetery in Bethel. The community was settled by abolitionists, many of whom are buried here. Obed Denham (1747–1817), the founder of Bethel, donated the land for the burial ground to the Bethel Baptist Church. These lots were given with the stipulation that the church not have communion with slaveholders. Denham’s burial site is located within the cemetery. Open to the public.