Darlington Memorial Cemetery
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Darlington Memorial Cemetery
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| Location | Ave. D and Friendship St., Darlington, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 9 acres (3.6 ha) |
| Built | 1890 |
| NRHP Reference # | 05000576[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 9, 2005 |
Darlington Memorial Cemetery, also known as the Darlington Community Cemetery or the Darlington City Cemetery, is a historic African-American cemetery located at Darlington, Darlington County, South Carolina. The cemetery dates from 1890, and until 1946 it was the only African-American cemetery within the city limits of Darlington. It was expanded by four additional acres in 1946, for a total of approximately nine acres. There are approximately 1,900 graves in the cemetery, with most burials dating from the early- to mid-20th century.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]
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- African-American history of South Carolina
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina
- 1890 establishments in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Darlington County, South Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Darlington County, South Carolina
- Darlington, South Carolina
- South Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
