Mount Olive Cemetery (Jackson, Mississippi)
Mount Olive Cemetery | |
Invalid designation | |
| Location | Jackson, Mississippi |
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| Coordinates | 32°17′48″N 90°12′12″W / 32.2965351°N 90.2034219°WCoordinates: 32°17′48″N 90°12′12″W / 32.2965351°N 90.2034219°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001028 |
Mount Olive Cemetery is a historic burial ground for African Americans in Jackson, Mississippi. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1][2][3]
Burials[]
- Ida Revels Redmond
- James Hill (Mississippi politician), state senator and organizer of churches and schools
References[]
- ^ "History – Mt. Olive Cemetery".
- ^ "JSU awarded nearly $500,000 grant by National Park Service for Mt. Olive Cemetery | Jackson State Newsroom".
- ^ Registration form National Register of Historic Places
External links[]
Categories:
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
- African-American cemeteries
- National Register of Historic Places in Hinds County, Mississippi