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'''Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum''' is a 412 acre cemetery established in the [[1880s]] (as '''Elm Leaf Cemetery''') in the [[West End]] neighborhood of [[Birmingham]] by a group of [[Fraternal organizations]]. It was renamed in [[1906]] and gradually eclipsed [[Oak Hill Cemetery]] as the most prominent burial place in the city. The cemetery is roughly bounded by [[Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive]], [[Dennison Avenue Southwest]], 14th Place Southwest, and railroad tracks. The main entrance is directly across from [[6th Avenue South|6th Avenue Southwest]]. | '''Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum''' is a 412 acre cemetery established in the [[1880s]] (as '''Elm Leaf Cemetery''') in the [[West End]] neighborhood of [[Birmingham]] by a group of [[Fraternal organizations]]. It was renamed in [[1906]] and gradually eclipsed [[Oak Hill Cemetery]] as the most prominent burial place in the city. The cemetery is roughly bounded by [[Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive]], [[Dennison Avenue Southwest]], 14th Place Southwest, and railroad tracks. The main entrance is directly across from [[6th Avenue South|6th Avenue Southwest]]. | ||
The cemetery was integrated in [[1970]] after the family of Vietnam veteran [[Bill Terry, Jr]] won a federal lawsuit barring the owners from discriminating based on race. | |||
== Notable burials == | == Notable burials == | ||
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* [[Jesse F. Stallings]] (1856-1928) - U. S. Representative 1893-1901 | * [[Jesse F. Stallings]] (1856-1928) - U. S. Representative 1893-1901 | ||
* [[Sun Ra]] (1914-1993) - Jazz musician | * [[Sun Ra]] (1914-1993) - Jazz musician | ||
* [[Bill Terry, Jr]] (1949-1969) - Vietnam veteran | |||
* [[Oscar Underwood]] (1862-1929) - U. S. Senator 1915-1927 | * [[Oscar Underwood]] (1862-1929) - U. S. Senator 1915-1927 | ||
* [[Fred Walker|Dixie Walker]] (1911-1982) - baseball player | * [[Fred Walker|Dixie Walker]] (1911-1982) - baseball player | ||
Revision as of 18:52, 24 May 2009
Elmwood Cemetery and Mausoleum is a 412 acre cemetery established in the 1880s (as Elm Leaf Cemetery) in the West End neighborhood of Birmingham by a group of Fraternal organizations. It was renamed in 1906 and gradually eclipsed Oak Hill Cemetery as the most prominent burial place in the city. The cemetery is roughly bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, Dennison Avenue Southwest, 14th Place Southwest, and railroad tracks. The main entrance is directly across from 6th Avenue Southwest.
The cemetery was integrated in 1970 after the family of Vietnam veteran Bill Terry, Jr won a federal lawsuit barring the owners from discriminating based on race.
Notable burials
- Henry Aizenman, (1931-2008) - Holocaust survivor
- Truman H. Aldrich (1848-1932) - U. S. Representative 1896-1897
- William Wirt Allen (1835-1894) - Confederate Major General
- Charley Boswell (1916-1995) - Blind golfer and insurance executive
- Sydney J. Bowie (1865-1928) - U. S. Representative 1901-1907
- Bear Bryant (1913-1983) - University of Alabama football coach
- B. B. Comer - (1848-1927) - Governor of Alabama 1907-1911, U. S. Senator 1920
- Russell McWhortor Cunningham (1855-1921) - Governor of Alabama 1904-1905
- William Henry Denson (1846-1906) - U. S. Representative 1893-1895
- Sam Hairston (1920-1997) - baseball player
- Art Hanes (1916-1997) - Mayor of Birmingham 1961-1963
- George Huddleston, Sr (1869-1960) - U. S. Representative 1915-1937
- George Huddleston, Jr (1920-1971) - U. S. Representative 1955-1965
- Patti Ruffner Jacobs (1875-1935) - social reformer
- Caroline Johnson (1868-1957) - wife of Crawford Johnson, civic activist
- Joseph Johnston (1843-1913) - Governor of Alabama 1896-1900, U. S. Senator 1907-1913
- A. C. Keily (1908-2004) - photographer
- Eddie Kendricks (1939-1992) - singer, co-founder of The Temptations
- John W. Kirklin (1917-2004) - pioneer heart surgeon
- John P. Newsome (1893-1961) - U. S. Representative 1943-1945
- Luther Patrick (1894-1957) - U. S. Representative 1937-1943
- Rufus N. Rhodes (1856-1910) - founder of the Birmingham News
- Jesse F. Stallings (1856-1928) - U. S. Representative 1893-1901
- Sun Ra (1914-1993) - Jazz musician
- Bill Terry, Jr (1949-1969) - Vietnam veteran
- Oscar Underwood (1862-1929) - U. S. Senator 1915-1927
- Dixie Walker (1911-1982) - baseball player
- Frank S. White (1847-1922) - U. S. Senator 1914-1915
External links
- Elmwood Cemetery at Find-A-Grave
- Elmwood Cemetery at the Political Graveyard
References
- "Elmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 28 Dec 2005, 16:15 UTC. 18 Mar 2006, 22:14 [1]
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