Daughters of Zion Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

Daughters of Zion Cemetery

Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia
Listed
June 23, 2010
Type
Site
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
10000382

About this property

Daughters of Zion Cemetery, also known as Zion Cemetery, Society Cemetery, and Old Oakwood Section, is a historic African-American cemetery located at Charlottesville, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1873, and contains an estimated 300 burial sites with 152 of the burials commemorated with 136 surviving grave markers. It consists exclusively of marble and granite grave markers with a single 20 foot by 20 foot section enclosed with a cast-iron fence. Notable burials include Benjamin Tonsler (1854–1917), who built the Benjamin Tonsler House. The city assumed title to the property in the 1970s, and the last burial occurred in 1995. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.

Location

Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia
38.02909, -78.48418

Categories

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Sources

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When was Daughters of Zion Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Daughters of Zion Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 2010.

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Daughters of Zion Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Daughters of Zion Cemetery is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1854.

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