It is bisected by an extension of Effinger Street, which now serves as part of the cemetery's circulation roads.

The roughly 4-acre (1.6 ha) parcel has been the primary burial ground for the city's African-American dead since its founding in 1869.

[2] Notable burials include educator Lucy F. Simms and veterans of the US Colored Troops.

[3] The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

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