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Restvale Cemetery
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Established1927 (1927)
Location
11700 S. Laramie Ave, Alsip, Illinois
CountryUnited States
TypeHistorically Black

Restvale Cemetery is in Alsip, Illinois, United States, a suburb southwest of the city of Chicago. A number of Chicago blues musicians, educators, and notable people are buried there.

Restvale and Burr Oak were the last two historically black cemeteries to open in the area; both had their first burials in 1927.

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