Green Hill Cemetery is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and it on 51 acres of rolling land. Opened in 1877, it is Greensboro's oldest publicly operated cemetery. The cemetery is managed by the Greensboro Parks & Recreation Department.[1] Tours of the cemetery are held by Friends of Green Hill Cemetery, a non-profit organization. [2]
| Green Hill Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1877[1] |
| Location | 901 Wharton Street, Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 36°4′58″N 79°47′50″W / 36.08278°N 79.79722°W GNIS: Green Hill Cemetery |
| No. of graves | ~19,000[2] |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Green Hill Cemetery |
Green Hill Cemetery is also home to a plethora of plants and more than 700 different types of trees. They are cataloged and maintained by the Friends of Green Hill Cemetery and the city of Greensboro.[3]
The 2006 horror film, The Gravedancers, was shot at Green Hill Cemetery.[4]
In June 2020, a monument marking the mass grave of Confederate soldiers, owned by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, was vandalized and torn down.[5]
Notable burials
edit- Kay Hagan (1953–2019), US Senator
- Lunsford Richardson Preyer (1919–2001), US Congressman
- Ethel Clay Price (1874–1943), nurse and socialite
- Alfred Moore Scales (1827–1892), Civil War general and US Congressman
References
edit- ^ a b "Green Hill | Greensboro, NC". www.greensboro-nc.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ a b "Home". friendsofgreenhillcemetery.org. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ susan.ladd@news-record.com, Susan Ladd/News & Record. "Green Hill Cemetery has a treasure trove of trees". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ Writer, Robert C. Lopez Staff. "Greensboro's history is set in stone; Bicentennial cemetery tours offer glimpse into city's past". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ "People react to vandalism, removal of Confederate monument at Green Hill Cemetery". myfox8.com. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-10-25.