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Woodlawn Cemetery

WOODLAWN CEMETERY

FOUNDED: At least since 1928

ADDITONAL NAMES: N/A

AFFILIATION(S):

NC Historic Cemetery Registry

HISTORY:

This cemetery is located in historic West Southern Pines. In 1923, West Southern Pines was one of the first incorporated Black Townships in NC. It is on a parcel contiguous to the site of the West Southern Pines Rosenwald School that was built in 1924. The Rosenwald School building is no longer in existence.

It was made available by the Buchan Family in mid-1960’s. The West Southern Pines Churches used this cemetery to bury the members of their church.

Woodlawn Cemetery is listed on the NC Historic Black Cemetery Registry file #31MR446.

BCN Contact Information:

Southern Pines Land & Housing Trust

info@splandandhousingtrust.org