Greenwood Cemetery (Dallas)

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Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery (Dallas)
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Established1875
Location
3020 Oak Grove Ave
Dallas, TX
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 32°48′04″N96°47′53″W / 32.80111°N 96.79806°W / 32.80111; -96.79806
GNIS: Greenwood Cemetery
TypeNon-denominational
Owned byGreenwood Cemetery Association
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Greenwood Cemetery is privately owned non-denominational cemetery located at 3020 Oak Grove Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood of Dallas, Texas. [1] Founded in 1875 as the Trinity Cemetery, the first burial was a Mrs. Susan Bradford that March. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in the city of Dallas. [1] It is part of a cemetery tour, and sits next to the Emanu-El Cemetery, the Calvary Cemetery, and the Freedman's Cemetery Memorial. [2] [3]

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History

At the time of its founding, the cemetery was out of town and surrounded by farmland. By 1896, the cemetery had fallen into disrepair with one local noting: "The fence is down in twenty places, cattle roam all over the graves and wagons use the main street as a common thoroughfare."[ citation needed ] This prompted the formation of the Greenwood Cemetery Association, [4] which took over the maintenance and operation of the cemetery and gave it its current name.

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References

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  2. "Freedmans Cemetery". Dallas City Hall . Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. 1 2 Wilonsky, Robert. "For Those Who've Never Visited Uptown's Greenwood Cemetery, An Amazing Tour". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  4. Mullen, Holly. "Dig 'em up, move 'em out". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 2023-07-20.