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2014 NC Coast Trip ~ Overview 1 ~ Overview 2 ~ Overview 3 ~ Old Burying Ground ~ Overview 4 ~ More Information
Anne and Jill Go to the Coast of North Carolina ~ May 2014
Day 7 ~ Friday, May 8 ~ Old Burying Ground in Beaufort
Beaufort Old Burying Ground Historic Site
Old Burying Ground Cemetery ~ map and descriptions of some of the graves
Old Burying Ground Cemetery & Little Girl Buried in a Rum Keg ~ Josh Shaffer, Charlotte Observer
Our Kind of Place: North Carolina's Old Burying Ground
A Buried Past ~ Laura Stassi Jeffrey, The Washington Post
Click on photos for larger images. Photos are in random order taken walking around the cemetery.
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| Cemetery entrance | ||
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| Views of the church building | ||
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| Grave of little girl buried in rum keg | There are no markers in this section. | |
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| Sgt. Jechonias P. Willis, CSA ~ 1838-1862 | William Charles King, CSA ~ 1825-1977 | CAS Soldier |
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| Ramsey Family & another CSA soldier | Spiderwort | |
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| Left: Annie Beaurecaru Gabriel ~ 1861-1885, wife of right: Henry C. Gabriel ~ 1844-1887 | ||
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| Left: Edmund H. Norcom ~ 1824-1867 Right: Daughter Alice ~ 1849-1864 |
Grave of Otway Burns ~ 1775-1850 Famous Privateer in War of 1812 |
Otway Burns Inscription Info from Maritime Museum |
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| Martin Family | Thomas Family | |
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Home | Hiking | Reunions | Excursions with Sophie
2014 NC Coast Trip ~ Overview 1 ~ Overview 2 ~ Overview 3 ~ Old Burying Ground ~ Overview 4 ~ More Information
Lighthouse photos in header in order of trip: Roanoke River ~ Edenton (1886), Currituck Beach (1875~150'), Bodie Island (1872~150'),
Cape Hatteras (1870~210'),
Ocracoke (1823~77.5'), Cape Lookout (1859~150'), Oak Island (1958~155'), Bald Head Island ~ "Old Baldy" (1795~110').
Site Photo Credits: All Anne S. Napier except as noted. Photos of Anne by fellow travelers.
November 2, 2015