Laurel Grove South Cemetery

Chatham County · dedicated 2000 · Cemetery entrance on Kollock Street off Ogeechee Road/Hwy. 17 in Savannah.

In 1853, the city reserved 4 acres in the new Laurel Grove Cemetery for Savannah's African-American community. This new burial ground replaced an older black cemetery located near Whitefield Square. Pastors Andrew Bryan (First Colored Baptist Church) and Henry Cunningham (Second Baptist Church) were among those whose bodies were moved to the new location. Here are buried many of Savannah's prominent black leaders--educators, civic/community leaders, Masons, politicians, entrepreneurs, and religious leaders. Later increased in acreage by the city, it continues in use today.

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