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Additional Information: Research suggests - Petersburg's cemeteries were segregated by race and by religion. In 1815, the Petersburg Beneficial Society of Free Men of Color was established to support its free black members in times of sickness and death.
 * Blandford Cemetery: The oldest marked grave dates back to 1702. Is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.  Blandford Cemetery History
 * Brith Achim and Rod of Sholom Cemeteries: Are burial places of Jewish individuals, Beth Ahabah Museum and Archives
 * Fairgrounds Post Hospital Cemetery: There are approximately 1700 Confederate graves in the cemetery.
 * Peoples Memorial Cemetery: First lots purchased in 1840. Peoples Cemetery, also known as Providence Cemetery, incorporates the second Beneficial Society lot. In 1985, this African- American cemetery was deeded over to the City of Petersburg.  In 2008 it was named to the National Register of Historic Places.