People's Memorial Cemetery

A Community Act of Love

People's Memorial Cemetery was "run down" and not cared for. It is the cemetery where my uncle, aunts, grandmothers, grandfather, and father are buried. After The Petersburg National Parks restored it...

A Community Act of Love

People's Memorial Cemetery was "run down" and not cared for. It is the cemetery where my uncle, aunts, grandmothers, grandfather, and father are buried. After The Petersburg National Parks restored it...

Interesting

A historically black cemetery almost directly across from Blandford. It's free, it's historical, it's small, and the road is visible from everywhere in the cemetery.

Interesting

A historically black cemetery almost directly across from Blandford. It's free, it's historical, it's small, and the road is visible from everywhere in the cemetery.

a perfect reflection of slavery

Much like slavery, this place is a tragedy. We were shocked not that it was on the National Register of Historic Places, but that it was in such horrific condition. Honestly, I have no idea how the Ci...