[3] It was the city's first permanent cemetery, replacing a community burial ground just south of Public Square.

In 1925, its future was secured when City Manager William R. Hopkins decided to build the Lorain-Carnegie Bridge around, rather than through, the cemetery.

[3] Improvements and maintenance have been performed by groups including the Works Progress Administration and the Cleveland Grays.

[5] It was designated as an official Ohio historical site in October 2009,[6] and it is a Cleveland City Landmark.

[7] Honors students at Cuyahoga Community College have conducted research about people buried in the cemetery.