CoastLine: Southport's John N. Smith Cemetery Holds Hundreds Of Unmarked Graves

Archaeologists have determined that 900 graves lie unmarked at the John N. Smith Cemetery in Southport. This African American Cemetery, located on Leonard Street in the heart of Southport, has stories both known and many that are yet to be uncovered. The oldest headstone, with a date of death in 1874, belongs to John N. Smith himself.