Cemetery Trivia

This photograph of a cemetery comes from Martha Jones of the University of Michigan.  You may recall Martha's contributed a few trivia questions before -- one for monuments and another of a courthouse.  She also answers trivia questions around these parts.  I can't tell how hard this is going to be given the hints built into the picture.

Comments

[No, breh.]

I haven't really followed this series, but is this a guessing game? I think I know where this might be if it is.

[Alfred Brophy]

Yes, breh, I'm asking where the cemetery is. Answers most welcome.

[No, breh.]

Woodside, CA?

[No, breh.]

Actually, having now Googled it, I'm not so sure.

[Alfred L. Brophy]

Hi No, breh -- very interesting guess. There is a Union Cemetery in Woodside & it looks like a place I'd like to visit. This is another Union Cemetery -- I'm guessing there may be a few of those around the country founded in the 1880s. This is in a place you might not think of as a prime candidate for a "Union" cemetery (though then again, there are US cemeteries with United States war dead all over the south).

Anyone want a better hint?

[Joel Eisen]

I think it is the Union Cemetary in Greensboro. Tricky, this one.

[Alfred Brophy]

You got it, Joel. Yes, tricky. It's an African American cemetery -- bet there's a really interesting story here, which Martha may fill us in on.

[Joel Eisen]

I saw that. I have to confess I had no idea about this one, just got it from your clue and a bit of sleuthing in Google Images.