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Fredrick Douglas CEMETERY

FREDRICK DOUGLAS CEMETERY

FOUNDED: 1827

ADDITONAL NAMES: Douglas

AFFILIATION(S): None

HISTORY:

There are records showing 2000 buried at Douglas but only 650 graves with headstones. Most of the people buried at Fredrick Douglas were born into slavery. The last burial took place in 1975. This cemetery has been neglected over the past 100 years. There are apartment buildings built close to the graves and flooding is a big issue when it rains. The cemetery was renamed in 1896 after Fredrick Douglas.

BCN Contact Information:

Michael Johnson

michael.johnson@alexandriava.gov

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