Bonaventure Cemetery

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Bonaventure Cemetery is a historic and picturesque burial ground in Savannah, Georgia, famed for its moss-draped oaks, Victorian-era funerary art, and evocative Southern Gothic atmosphere.

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Bonaventure Cemetery canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery
historic cemetery
tourist attraction
country United States of America
surface form: United States
establishedInCentury 19th century
featuredIn Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
surface form: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (book)

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
surface form: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (film)
hasArtisticWorkAboutIt Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
hasAtmosphere Southern Gothic
hasCharacteristic Victorian-era funerary art
elaborate tombstones
family plots
historic monuments
moss-draped live oaks
picturesque landscape
riverfront bluff setting
statues and sculptures
tree-lined avenues
wrought-iron fencing
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCulturalSignificance iconic Savannah landmark
symbol of Southern Gothic imagery
hasFormerName Bonaventure Plantation
hasFunction burial ground
historic landscape
memorial site
tourist destination
hasGuidedTours yes
hasHeritageDesignation historic site
hasNotableBurial Conrad Aiken
Edward Telfair
Gracie Watson
Hugh W. Mercer
Johnny Mercer
Josiah Tattnall III
surface form: Josiah Tattnall

Noble Wimberly Jones
hasPhotographicInterest high
hasPrimaryLanguage English
hasTourismType cultural tourism
dark tourism
heritage tourism
hasVegetation Spanish moss
azaleas
live oak trees
historyPeriod 19th century
isAccessibleTo public
isFamousFor Victorian funerary sculpture
evocative Southern Gothic atmosphere
historic burials
literary associations
moss-covered live oaks
picturesque graveyard vistas
locatedIn Savannah
surface form: Savannah, Georgia
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Chatham County, Georgia
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOn Wilmington River
locatedOnContinent North America
operatedBy City of Savannah, Georgia
surface form: City of Savannah
ownedBy City of Savannah, Georgia
surface form: City of Savannah
partOf Savannah cemetery system

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Savannah hasLandmark Bonaventure Cemetery
City of Savannah, Georgia hasPart Bonaventure Cemetery
City of Savannah, Georgia touristAttraction Bonaventure Cemetery