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201 Abercorn. Savannah, GA 31401. Historical Significance: Established in 1750. Oldest intact municipal cemetery in Savannah. Primarily Public cemetery from 1750-1853. DAR Patriots' Arch erected in 1913 (completed in 1914) by the Daughters of the American Revolution to memorialize the Revolutionary War Veterans buried in Colonial Park Cemetery.
Colonial Park is the oldest and most conveniently accessible of Savannah’s principal historic cemeteries and amongst the oldest surviving features of the city’s landscape, used for burials from the 1750s to 1853. Today, the six-acre graveyard is a public park, and a popular stop on the tourist trail. See also: – Savannah’s Historic District.
Savannah. Colonial Park Cemetery. Added: 1 Jan 2000. Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 33357. According to the historical society, any plot number starting with XXXX or X-X-X-X indicates that the person was buried at Colonial Park but the grave site...
Feb 7, 2014 · The Colonial Park cemetery in Savannah has a rich and macabre history. Built in 1750, the cemetery contains many of Savannah’s earliest settlers, including 700 victims of the great yellow fever...
A beautiful cemetery filled with magnolia trees and fascinating markers and tombs, this burial ground for Colonists (1750-1853) is believed to be the site of the grave of Button Gwinnett, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Search for famous Georgians as you stroll through.
The Colonial Park Cemetery, one of Savannah’s most beautiful restorations, is the final resting place for many of Savannah's earliest citizens. Established about 1750, it was the original burial ground for the Christ Church Parish.
Colonial Park Cemetery is home to hundreds of weathered tombstones which provide a tangible connection to colonial times. Located on Oglethorpe Avenue, burials began here in the 1700s -- making it Savannah’s oldest remaining cemetery.
