Sunday, April 27, 2014

April 27th National Register of Historic Places Old Greenwood Cemetery Greenwood SC

Had not visited this site before, even though I've lived in Greenwood for 10 years.  






Old Greenwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Greenwood, South Carolina. Established around the year 1860, the Old Greenwood Cemetery is a historic burial place in the said city. It is significant because of being the oldest cemetery in the area. This being said, it has also become the resting place for many prominent figures in the locale.
The Old Greenwood Cemetery was built as a graveyard for the old Main Street Methodist Church. It was laid out in the original site of the said church with an acre and a half of land area. It contains about 350 graves of pioneers and locals.
The descendants of the people buried on the Old Greenwood Cemetery mostly take responsibility in caring for the site. They work hard to keep vandals away and maintain the site the best that they can

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