Old Burying Ground (Beaufort, North Carolina)
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Old Burying Ground
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Old Burying Ground, September 2012
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| Location | Bounded by Ann, Craven, and Broad Sts., Beaufort, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1724 |
| NRHP Reference # | 74001332[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 8, 1974 |
Old Burying Ground is a historic cemetery located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was established in 1724. There are approximately 200 stones from the pre-American Civil War era, approximately 45 from the war period, about 150 from 1865 to 1900, and a few 20th-century markers. A notable burial is of Otway Burns, a naval hero in the War of 1812.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
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- Pages with broken file links
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
- 1724 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies
- Buildings and structures in Carteret County, North Carolina
- National Register of Historic Places in Carteret County, North Carolina
- Eastern North Carolina Registered Historic Place stubs
