| Woodland Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Coordinates | 37°33′2″N 77°24′45″W / 37.55056°N 77.41250°W |
| Type | Private |
| Owned by | Woodland Cemetery Restoration Foundation |
| No. of interments | over 6,000 |
| Website | woodlandrestorationfoundation |
| Find a Grave | Woodland Cemetery |
Woodland Cemetery is a historically African American cemetery in Northeast Richmond, Virginia located directly east of the Highland Park neighborhood. Opening in 1916, it was built as a resting place for the Black elite of Richmond. Woodland was laid out in the shape of an arrowhead pointing north to symbolize the way enslaved blacks once looked north to freedom.[1]
- ^ Here I Lay My Burdens Down, A History of the Black Cemeteries of Richmond. (2003) Dietz Press, Richmond, VA. p. 36. [ISBN missing]