North Woodlawn Cemetery

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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Cemetery in 2018
Location	1936 NW 9th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311
Coordinates	26°02′18″N 80°08′50″W
NRHP reference No.	100001861
Added to NRHP	29 November 2017[1]

References

1. Beall, Edson (1 December 2017). "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". nps.gov. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018.
2. Turnbell, Michael (2 June 2013). "Historic cemetery next to I-95 to be preserved". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, FL. Archived from the original on 30 November 2015.
3. Sweeney, Dan (21 December 2017). "Fort Lauderdale African-American cemetery added to historic register". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017.
4. Revell, Sarah (21 December 2017). "Secretary Detzner announces the designation of two Florida properties on the National Register of Historic Places" (Press release). Florida Department of State. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018.
5. Nolin, Robert (17 July 2010). "Mob lynched black man in Fort Lauderdale 75 years ago". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018.
6. Blackmon, Chelsea (6 November 2014). "Woodlawn connection: Rubin Stacy". Local news. Westside Gazette. Broward County, FL. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
7. Turnbell, Michael (24 May 2015). "Did state pave over graves to build I-95?". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017.
8. Walker, Kyoto (23 April 2015). "Blacks disregarded in life and in death". South Florida Times. Beatty Media. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015.
9. Feehan, Jane (20 October 2002). "Woodlawn, the final resting place for blacks for nearly 100 years, has gotten a face lift". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017.
10. City of Fort Lauderdale, Municipal Cemeteries

External links

• North Woodlawn Cemetery at Find a Grave
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodlawn Cemetery