North Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic cemetery in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, US From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
North Woodlawn Cemetery, an African-American cemetery located east of Interstate 95 near Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 29 November 2017.[1][3][4] Founded in the 1920s, lynch victim Reuben Stacey was buried there in 1935.[5][6] An area that may have been unmarked graves was built over in the construction of Interstate 95 in the 1970s.[7][8] Another section of unmarked graves of infants may have been paved over in 1995.[9] Burials no longer take place there. Maintained by the City of Fort Lauderdale, it was restored in 2002.[9][10]
North Woodlawn Cemetery | |
 Cemetery in 2018 | |
| Location | 1936 NW 9th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 |
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| Coordinates | 26°02′18″N 80°08′50″W |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001861 |
| Added to NRHP | 29 November 2017[1] |
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