category : Cemeteries
Founded in 1876 as the first cemetery for African-Americans in Durham. Margaret Faucette, founder of White Rock Baptist Church, and Edian Markham, founder of St. Joseph's AME church and organizer of Hayti neighborhood, lie there. Land entrusted to sharecroppers by Jesse Geer of Geer Plantation after the death of an 11 year-old farm hand.

Address:
Between Camden, Colonial & McGill St
Durham, NC 27701
Phone: (919)560-4154

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Things to do Cemeteries near Durham, NC

Maplewood Cemetery

Dating to 1869, soldiers and war veterans, tobacco magnates and community leaders rest here. Six Italian marble figures surr...

Geer Cemetery

Founded in 1876 as the first cemetery for African-Americans in Durham. Margaret Faucette, founder of White Rock Baptist Chur...

Settler's Cemetery

The oldest city-owned graveyard and the only 18th century site remaining in the center city, which has recently had a $500,00...

Historic Oakwood Cemetery

Adjacent to Historic Oakwood, Oakwood Cemetery is the resting place of 2,800 Confederate soldiers, five Civil War generals, s...

Confederate Cemetery

The cemetery serves as the final resting place for 52 Confederate soldiers from the states of VA, NC, SC & GA. All soldiers ...