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Greenwood Cemetery (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

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The exact founding date of Greenwood Cemetery is not known with many sources stating 1820, however others have stated 1819 and 1821. The cemetery has some 1,500 graves. Many of the early marble headstones were carved in
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254: 200:, Alabama, U.S.. It is the oldest cemetery in the city and is located near the 512: 241: 99: 86: 140: 292:"Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage Listings as of April 7, 2023" 135: 218: 503: 375: 221:, Louisiana. It contains a main entrance with an ornate iron gate. 477:"Volunteers Clean Up Greenwood Cemetery, the Oldest in Tuscaloosa" 224:
Greenwood Cemetery is the resting place for five veterans of the
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A team of volunteers maintain and clean the cemetery grounds.
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Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa County
Coordinates
33°12′13″N 87°34′18″W / 33.20360°N 87.57170°W / 33.20360; -87.57170
Find a Grave
Greenwood Cemetery
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
Tuscaloosa
First African Baptist Church
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage
New Orleans
American Revolution
Drish Mansion
Phillip Dale Roddey
Stillman College
List of cemeteries in Alabama
Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage by county (Pickens–Winston)
"Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage Listings as of April 7, 2023"



"Take A Look Inside Tuscaloosa's Oldest Cemetery"
"Those who ignore history ..."
The Tuscaloosa News
"Greenwood Cemetery Historical Marker"
Historical Marker Database
"The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage"
Alabama Historical Commission
Archived

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