Site Type: Cemetery or Memorial

Historical Significance:

The Old City Cemetery was the primary burial site for African Americans in Lynchburg, VA from 1806 to 1865. 75% of the cemetery burials are African American, and between 1806 and 1895, the City Cemetery was the only burial ground, other than private family graveyards, open to African Americans in the Lynchburg area. It has been estimated that 90% of Lynchburg's free and enslaved African Americans are buried in the Old City Cemetery.

Physical Description:

No Physical Description Available