Randolph Cemetery (established 1872) - Phase III
Randolph Cemetery is located in northwest Columbia, SC. Named for Benjamin Franklin Randolph, a Reconstruction-era African-American SC State Senator who was assassinated in 1868. The Cemetery became a burial ground for prominent African-Americans in the community from 1872 throughout much of the twentieth century. Its significance was recognized in 1995 with its listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
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