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Columbian Harmony Cemetery

Memorials : 124
Location : Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Coordinate : 38.9206500, -76.9958500
Description : Columbian Harmony Cemetery was a large African-American cemetery on the site of today's Rhode Island Avenue-Brentwood Metro Station. In 1960, 37000 graves were removed to National Harmony Memorial Park Cemetery in nearby Landover, Maryland. The gravestones were discarded and today almost all the graves are unmarked. A plaque near the entrance to the Metro station is all that remains to remind people that there was once a cemetery at that location. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 529444 (Harmony Cemetery / Columbia-Harmony Cemetery / Harmoneon Cemetery / Harmonia Cemetery).

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

  • Where is Columbian Harmony Cemetery?

    Columbian Harmony Cemetery is located at Washington, District of Columbia ,District of Columbia ,USA.

  • Columbian Harmony Cemetery cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    124 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Columbian Harmony Cemetery?

    Latitude: 38.9206500
    Longitude: -76.9958500

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