Colonial Park Cemetery
E624805
Colonial Park Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Savannah, Georgia, known for its 18th- and 19th-century graves and role as one of the city’s oldest surviving cemeteries.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| burialPeriodEnd | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| burialPeriodStart | mid-18th century ⓘ |
| containsMemorialTo |
Revolutionary War dead
ⓘ
victims of yellow fever epidemics ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| establishedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Savannah city ordinances ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Old Burial Ground
ⓘ
Old Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
above-ground tombs
ⓘ
brick vaults ⓘ historic headstones ⓘ memorial markers ⓘ tabletop tombs ⓘ |
| hasGravesOf |
Revolutionary War soldiers
ⓘ
early settlers of Savannah ⓘ prominent Savannah citizens ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial |
Archibald Bulloch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Button Gwinnett NERFINISHED ⓘ James Habersham NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Elbert NERFINISHED ⓘ other early Georgia political leaders ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
being haunted
ⓘ
ghost stories ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing property to Savannah Historic District ⓘ |
| knownFor |
18th-century graves
ⓘ
19th-century graves ⓘ Revolutionary War burials ⓘ yellow fever epidemic burials ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | Oglethorpe Avenue and Perry Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chatham County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Historic District of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Abercorn Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oglethorpe Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Wright Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oldestSurvivingMunicipalCemeteryOf | Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1750 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | City of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Savannah Historic District National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | historic preservation and interpretation ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Savannah ghost tours ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedAs |
public park
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| usedAsCemeteryUntil | 1853 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.