Old Burying Ground (Beaufort, North Carolina)

Old Burying Ground
Old Burying Ground, July 2024
LocationBounded by Ann, Craven, and Broad Sts., Beaufort, North Carolina
Coordinates34°43′7″N 76°39′51″W / 34.71861°N 76.66417°W / 34.71861; -76.66417
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1724 (1724)
NRHP reference No.74001332[1]
Added to NRHPApril 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. Notable burials include Otway Burns, a naval hero in the War of 1812, and Colonel William Thompson, commander of the Carteret County Regiment during the American Revolution.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Survey and Planning Unit Staff (February 1972). "Old Burying Ground" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved August 1, 2014., Dead Link