Greenwood Cemetery | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Greenwood_Cemetery_Entrance_Pillar.jpg) Entrance to Greenwood Cemetery | |
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| Location | 6571 St. Louis Ave., Hillsdale, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 38°41′19″N 90°17′19″W / 38.68861°N 90.28861°W |
| Area | 31.75 acres |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architect | Herman Krueger |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000090[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 24, 2004 |
Greenwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery established in 1874, and located at 6571 St. Louis Avenue in Hillsdale, Missouri. This was the first non-denominational commercial cemetery for African-Americans in the St. Louis area.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in February 24, 2004,[2] and the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom in 2024.[3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail: Greenwood Cemetery". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ Neman, Daniel (2024-02-15). "Three St. Louis-area sites added to Underground Railroad program". STLtoday.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.