Greenwood Cemetery (Tallahassee, Florida)
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The Greenwood Cemetery (est. 1937) is a historic cemetery in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. An African-American cemetery, Greenwood is located on Old Bainbridge Road, which originally the main route out of Tallahassee to the northwest. On June 5, 2003, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Professional football player
Willie Galimore Willie "The Wisp" Galimore (March 30, 1935 – July 27, 1964) was an American professional football player who was a halfback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears from 1957–1963. He attended Florida A&M University, ...
is buried there.Windy City Gridiron
/ref> Approximately 1,500 memorials are documented at the cemetery.


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National Register of Historic Places

Leon County listings
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Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
* National Register of Historic Places in Tallahassee, Florida Geography of Tallahassee, Florida History of Tallahassee, Florida Protected areas of Leon County, Florida Cemeteries in Florida African-American cemeteries in Florida African-American history of Florida 1937 establishments in Florida Cemeteries established in the 1930s