NRHP Reference # 05000576 Year built 1890 | Area 4 ha Added to NRHP 9 June 2005 | |
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Location Ave. D and Friendship St., Darlington, South Carolina |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
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