Beechwood Cemetery is a city-owned cemetery in Durham, North Carolina, established in 1924 or 1926. Maplewood, the city's other public cemetery was historically white while Beechwood is historically black stemming from the city's segregation at their inception. It is the burial location of key Black figures in Durham's history.
The five cemeteries, which Beechwood replaced when the city purchased 25 acres from R.L. McDougald, were mostly full and undermaintained.
An expansion was proposed in 2023 as the cemetery neared capacity.
Notable burials Robert Kelly Bryant Jr. (1917–2015), historian John Merrick (1859–1919), businessman James E. Shepard (1875–1947), pharmacist, civil servant, and educator Charles Clinton Spaulding (1874–1952), businessman
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See also African American cemeteries in North Carolina
References
External links General Services – Cemeteries Division from the City of Durham, NC website