Old Burying Ground, Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina

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Item information

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:
Location:
Beaufort (N.C.)
Digital Project:
Built Heritage

Source information

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.

Landscape: Old Beaufort Burying Ground (Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina)

Built:
Community:
Beaufort
State:
North Carolina
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
Historic sites