Greenwood Cemetery

ID: 1861 ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University ~ Creator: Fred R. Gildersleeve

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The city of Waco established Greenwood Cemetery in 1875, and the city divided the land equally into segregated sections by race. The cemetery served as a final resting place for many citizens of Speegleville and Waco, including famed baritone Jules Bledsoe.

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Greenwood Cemetery

By Dalton Strouse & Amanda Sawyer

For over a century, Greenwood Cemetery has stood as a final resting place for many Wacoans and as an important marker for city history. Established as a segregated cemetery in 1875, Greenwood sits just off of I-35 Business 77. Some of Waco’s most…