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Old Burying Ground (Beaufort, North Carolina)

Old Burying Ground
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Old Burying Ground, September 2012
Old Burying Ground (Beaufort, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
Old Burying Ground (Beaufort, North Carolina)
Old Burying Ground (Beaufort, North Carolina) is located in the US
Old Burying Ground (Beaufort, North Carolina)
Location Bounded by Ann, Craven, and Broad Sts., Beaufort, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°43′7″N 76°39′51″W / 34.71861°N 76.66417°W / 34.71861; -76.66417Coordinates: 34°43′7″N 76°39′51″W / 34.71861°N 76.66417°W / 34.71861; -76.66417
Area 2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built 1724 (1724)
NRHP Reference # 74001332
Added to NRHP April 8, 1974

Old Burying Ground is a historic cemetery located at Beaufort, Carteret County, North Carolina. It was established in 1724. There are approximately 200 stones from the pre-American Civil War era, approximately 45 from the war period, about 150 from 1865 to 1900, and a few 20th-century markers. A notable burial is of Otway Burns, a naval hero in the War of 1812.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.


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