God’s Acre Moravian graveyard (historic section)

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Moravian burial ground historic cemetery religious site

God’s Acre Moravian graveyard (historic section) is a historic Moravian burial ground in Old Salem, North Carolina, known for its uniform flat gravestones and orderly layout reflecting Moravian religious traditions of equality in death.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Moravian burial ground ⓘ historic cemetery ⓘ religious site ⓘ
associatedWith	Moravian settlers of Salem NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Salem Museums & Gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Cemeteries in North Carolina ⓘ Historic sites in Forsyth County, North Carolina ⓘ Moravian Church in North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
followsPrinciple	equality of all believers in death ⓘ simplicity in burial practices ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	east–west grave alignment ⓘ emphasis on equality in death ⓘ orderly layout ⓘ park-like setting ⓘ quiet contemplative atmosphere ⓘ rows of identical headstones ⓘ segregated by choir groups ⓘ simple stone markers ⓘ uniform flat gravestones ⓘ
hasSection	historic section ⓘ
heritageDesignation	historic site ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
layoutReflects	Moravian choir system NERFINISHED ⓘ Moravian communal organization ⓘ
locatedIn	Forsyth County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ Old Salem NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Winston-Salem NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameOrigin	Moravian term “God’s Acre” for burial ground ⓘ
notableFor	distinctive Moravian gravestone style ⓘ historic Moravian burials ⓘ religious and cultural heritage ⓘ
openTo	guided tours ⓘ visitors ⓘ
partOf	Old Salem National Historic Landmark District NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Salem historic area NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Moravian Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Protestant Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	Easter sunrise services ⓘ burial ⓘ commemoration of the dead ⓘ religious observances ⓘ

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