Greenwood Cemetery (Tallahassee, Florida)

Historic African-American cemetery in Leon County, Florida

This article is about the Greenwood Cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida. For other graveyards named Greenwood Cemetery, see Greenwood Cemetery (disambiguation).

United States historic place

Greenwood Cemetery

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| Tallahassee, Florida, US
Coordinates| 30°27′37″N 84°17′43″W﻿ / ﻿30.46028°N 84.29528°W﻿ / 30.46028; -84.29528
NRHP reference No.| 03000510[1]
Added to NRHP| June 5, 2003

The Greenwood Cemetery (est. 1937) is a historic cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. An African-American cemetery, Greenwood is located on Old Bainbridge Road, which originally the main route out of Tallahassee to the northwest. On June 5, 2003, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Professional football player Willie Galimore is buried there.[2]

Approximately 1,500 memorials are documented at the cemetery.

## References

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1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ Windy City Gridiron

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Greenwood Cemetery (Tallahassee, Florida).

* Leon County listings at National Register of Historic Places
* Leon County listings at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
* Greenwood Cemetery at Find a Grave

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