National Harmony Memorial Park

National Harmony Memorial Park
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EstablishedJuly 1, 1962[1]
Location
Landover, Maryland, U.S.
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38°54′27″N 76°52′54″W / 38.907532°N 76.881731°W / 38.907532; -76.881731
TypePrivate, secular
Owned byService Corporation International
Size142 acres (570,000 m2)[1]
Websitewww.nationalharmony.com
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National Harmony Memorial Park is a private, secular cemetery located at 7101 Sheriff Road in Landover, Maryland, in the United States. Although racially integrated, most of the individuals interred there are African American. In 1960, the 37,000 graves of Columbian Harmony Cemetery in Washington, D.C., were transferred to National Harmony Memorial Park's Columbian Harmony section. In 1966, about 2,000 graves from Payne's Cemetery in D.C. were transferred to National Harmony Memorial Park as well.

  1. ^ a b "Harmony Memorial Park." Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Form. Maryland Historical Trust. Maryland Department of Planning. March 9, 2009. Capsule Summary, p. 72-045. Accessed October 28, 2012.