Mount Hope Cemetery

Mount Hope Cemetery is a historic African-American cemetery and national historic district located at Raleigh, North Carolina. It was established about 1872.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center and Raleigh Union Station.

Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center

Convention center

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The Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center, formerly known as the Raleigh Convention Center, is a convention and exhibition facility in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Atlantic Union Bank Convention Center is situated 3,500 feet north of Mount Hope Cemetery.

Raleigh Union Station

Railway station

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Raleigh Union Station is an intermodal transit station in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. Train service began the morning of July 10, 2018. Its main building serves as an Amtrak train station, while a future adjacent building will serve as the bus terminus for GoTriangle. Raleigh Union Station is situated 1 mile north of Mount Hope Cemetery.

Shaw University

University

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Shaw University is a private historically Black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in the Southern United States. Shaw University is situated 3,300 feet northeast of Mount Hope Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boylan Heights and Historic Oakwood.

Boylan Heights

Neighborhood

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Boylan Heights is one of eight historic neighborhoods surrounding downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Developed in the early 20th century it was one of the earliest planned suburbs in the city.

Historic Oakwood

Neighborhood

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.

Historic Oakwood is a neighborhood in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, on the National Register of Historic Places, that is known for its Historic Oakwood Cemetery and many Victorian and Second Empire houses. Historic Oakwood is situated 1½ miles northeast of Mount Hope Cemetery.

Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens

Neighborhood

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is a historic home and garden located at Oberlin Village in Raleigh, North Carolina. The main house is a modest 19th century turreted late Victorian period frame cottage, with a Colonial Revival style studio wing and kitchen and dining porch added in 1937. Isabelle Bowen Henderson House and Gardens is situated 2 miles northwest of Mount Hope Cemetery.

Mount Hope Cemetery

Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Raleigh, North Carolina
Category: burial
Location: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

35.76457° or 35° 45′ 53″ north

Longitude

-78.64531° or 78° 38′ 43″ west

Elevation

276 feet (84 metres)

Open location code

8773Q973+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 198248142

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

GeoNames ID

4480565

Wikidata ID

Q21187941

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Mount Hope Cemetery” goes by many names.

French: “cimetière de Mount Hope”
French: “Cimetière de Mount Hope”
German: “Mount Hope Cemetery”

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