{"id":218,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-09-28 20:21:16","latitude":35.764675110772003563397447578608989715576171875,"longitude":-78.64368259906768798828125,"title":"Mount Hope Cemetery","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/0681f5220f4856123a3af480a33072e4.jpg","address":"120 Prospect Ave.","all_locations":[],"zoom":18,"creator":["City of Raleigh"],"description":"Established in 1872, Mount Hope Cemetery was the first municipal burial grounds for the newly freed in North Carolina. Many of these individuals, born into slavery, created a thriving and diverse community. Those interred in the cemetery owned shops and businesses, became pioneers in education, and were skillful entrepreneurs. There were also many who fought for their country and led the struggle for equality.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe City of Raleigh appointed three prominent African American citizens to locate and purchase land for a new cemetery expressly for the interment of African Americans. On January 16, 1872, the City bought eleven and one-half acres on the south side of the city for the new Mount Hope Cemetery. Mount Hope provides a peaceful retreat to reflect and remember. Almost 1,500 monuments mark only a few of the 7,000 burials in the historic portion of the cemetery. The identities of many more who rest here have been lost over time.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":[],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/fullsize/0681f5220f4856123a3af480a33072e4.jpg":{"id":1134,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Mount Hope Cemetery entry","description":"","thumbnail":"https://mail.raleighhistoric.org/files/square_thumbnails/0681f5220f4856123a3af480a33072e4.jpg"}}}