PRESERVATION
Recognizing that Unity Cemetery is a sacred place that must be preserved, the city of Rocky Mount’s Capital Improvement Program includes $1.46 million for an array of tasks during the next five years.
Plan Highlights
$500,000
Gravesite Restoration
$375,000
Perpetual Maintenance
$200,000
Gravesite Surveying
$150,000
Hand-thinning
$75,000
Acquisition
$50,000
Cemetery Maintenance Plan
$50,000
Historic Markers and Kiosks
$50,000
Road Repair
$10,000
Site Survey and Title Search
The Unity Cemetery Restoration and Preservation Project is seeking to identify and connect local African American cemeteries with the Black Cemetery Network, national initiative promoting the historic importance of African American cemeteries across the nation.