Laurelwood Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was established in 1872, and was the first municipal cemetery of Rock Hill. It contains over 11,414 marked grave sites and includes variety of funerary art including a few raised stone tombs and a number of obelisks, table markers, spheres, and other forms.[citation needed] The cemetery also includes a Confederate monument and a memorial to veterans of the World War I.[2][3]
Laurelwood Cemetery | |
 Laurelwood Cemetery, March 2012 | |
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| Location | Bordered by Laurel, W. White, Stewart, and W. Main Sts., Rock Hill, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°55′55″N 81°1′59″W / 34.93194°N 81.03306°W |
| Area | 25 acres (10 ha) |
| Built | 1872 |
| Architect | Draper, Earle S. |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000746[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 31, 2008 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Paul Gettys (June 2008). "Laurelwood Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ^ "Laurelwood Cemetery, York County (Bordered by Laurel, W. White, Stewart, and W. Main Sts., Rock Hill)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
