Old Negro Burial Ground

The land beyond this tunnel was once part of a cemetery for slaves and poor free blacks, though its exact size and shape and the number of persons interred there are unknown, and what happened to their remains is also a mystery. It was also the site of the city hanging grounds, where slave rebellion leader Gabriel Prosser was executed. Several stones from the gallows platform were later used in the construction of the Broad St. overpass.

Richmond, Virginia · United States