Old Burying Ground, Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina

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Title:: Old Burying Ground, Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina
Topics:: Architecture
Subjects:: Cemeteries
Original Format:: Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:: SHPO-N-71-4-1759-1774
Created Date:: 1970
Location:: Beaufort (N.C.)
Digital Project:: Built Heritage: A partnership of the North Carolina State University Libraries and Preservation North Carolina to create an online resource for the study of the state’s architectural history. Included are 8,100 measured drawings, photographic prints, and slides.

Repository:: Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:: State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:: Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:: Reproduction and use of this material requires permission from the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. For general information see their website (http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/).
Funding:: Digitization of this image was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Historical note:: The burying ground is one of the state's oldest cemeteries, and features mostly stone markers, including table-stones, obelisks, and military markers. The cemetery was established in 1724.
Architectural note:: The cemetery also contains iron fencework of note.
Location:: Beaufort (N.C.)
Subjects:: Cemeteries
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