# @houstonpubmedia on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CupKyT1Lrqt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66404929-houstonpubmedia-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-07-13T15:52:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jayla Rhodes (@jayrhomedia) — https://gondola.cc/jayrhomedia

## Caption

Olivewood is Houston’s oldest incorporated African American cemetery, established in 1875, just 10 years after emancipation.

There are an estimated 800 former slaves buried in the 7.5-acre cemetery. 

A development company is seeking approval from the city for a parking variance on a site in the Heights area, adjacent to the historic Olivewood Cemetery. Community members say the site likely contains tens of children's unmarked graves.

📷: Rebecca Noel / Houston Public Media
#HoustonHeights #Cementary #OlivewoodCementary

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