City Cemetery (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Encyclopedia
The City Cemetery of Raleigh, also known as Old City Cemetery, was authorized in 1798 by the North Carolina General Assembly
as Raleigh's first burying ground. It was laid out on 4 acres (16,187.4 m²) of land just outside the original 1792 eastern boundary of Raleigh and bounded by East Street on the west, East Hargett Street on the south, and Morgan Street on the north. It was originally laid out in four equal quarters with the northern two quarters reserved for residents, the southwestern for visitors, and the southeastern for Negroes, both free and slaves. Over time, the cemetery has gradually been enlarged toward New Bern Street in 1819, 1849, and 1856 and now contains approximately 7.5 acres (30,351.5 m²). The cemetery was enclosed in 1898 by a cast-iron fence that was formerly around Union Square to keep straying livestock out of the State Capitol
grounds. A network of cobblestone driveways with granite curbstones run though the cemetery. In 1857, the city boundaries were extended to include the cemetery, and the city charter provided for a resident caretaker. Many persons of Raleigh's and North Carolina's early period are interred at City Cemetery including governors, mayors, politicians, newspaper editors, military officers, ministers, doctors, planters, attorneys, bankers, and Scottish and English stonemasons who helped build the Capitol.
, Jacob Johnson
, John Rex
, Joseph Gales
, Weston R. Gales, John Devereux
, William Boylan, Thomas Meredith, William Peace, Governor Charles Manly
, William Henry Haywood, Dr. Josiah Ogden Watson
, Romulus M. Saunders, William White
, Sion Rogers, Colonel William Polk
, General Lawrence O. Branch, General William A. Blount, Richard Hines
, Absalom Tatom
, William Shaw
, William Hill
, and Anna J. Cooper
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North Carolina General Assembly
The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
as Raleigh's first burying ground. It was laid out on 4 acres (16,187.4 m²) of land just outside the original 1792 eastern boundary of Raleigh and bounded by East Street on the west, East Hargett Street on the south, and Morgan Street on the north. It was originally laid out in four equal quarters with the northern two quarters reserved for residents, the southwestern for visitors, and the southeastern for Negroes, both free and slaves. Over time, the cemetery has gradually been enlarged toward New Bern Street in 1819, 1849, and 1856 and now contains approximately 7.5 acres (30,351.5 m²). The cemetery was enclosed in 1898 by a cast-iron fence that was formerly around Union Square to keep straying livestock out of the State Capitol
North Carolina State Capitol
The North Carolina State Capitol is the main house of government of the U.S. state of North Carolina. Housing the offices of the Governor of North Carolina, it is located in the state capital of Raleigh on Union Square at One East Edenton Street. The cornerstone of the Greek Revival building was...
grounds. A network of cobblestone driveways with granite curbstones run though the cemetery. In 1857, the city boundaries were extended to include the cemetery, and the city charter provided for a resident caretaker. Many persons of Raleigh's and North Carolina's early period are interred at City Cemetery including governors, mayors, politicians, newspaper editors, military officers, ministers, doctors, planters, attorneys, bankers, and Scottish and English stonemasons who helped build the Capitol.
Historic Grave Sites
Joel LaneJoel Lane
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, Jacob Johnson
Jacob Johnson (father of Andrew Johnson)
Jacob Johnson was the father of Andrew Johnson, the seventeenth President of the United States.-Early life:Jacob Johnson was born circa 1778...
, John Rex
John Rex
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, Joseph Gales
Joseph Gales, Sr.
Joseph Gales was a journalist, newspaper publisher and political figure. He was the father of the younger Joseph Gales.-Life in Britain:...
, Weston R. Gales, John Devereux
John Devereux
John Robert Devereux , was an Australian Labor Party, and later independent, Senator for Tasmania from 1987 to 1996....
, William Boylan, Thomas Meredith, William Peace, Governor Charles Manly
Charles Manly
Charles Manly was the 31st Governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina from 1849 to 1851, and the last member of his party to hold the office. After one two-year term, Manly was defeated in the 1850 election by David S. Reid, whom Manly had defeated in 1848.He was the brother of Matthias Evans...
, William Henry Haywood, Dr. Josiah Ogden Watson
Josiah Ogden Watson
Josiah Ogden Watson was an American planter, physician, and statesman from North Carolina. He was the son of John Watson, a Revolutionary War veteran, and Elizabeth and born at Pineville plantation in Johnston County, NC.-Physician:Josiah Watson studied medicine under Dr. Henry Haywood in...
, Romulus M. Saunders, William White
William White (Secretary of State)
William White is legit:For other people of the same name, see William White.William White was the second North Carolina Secretary of State, serving from 1798 until 1811....
, Sion Rogers, Colonel William Polk
William Polk (colonel)
Colonel William Polk was a North Carolina, banker, educational administrator, political leader, renowned Continental officer in the War for American Independence, and survivor of the 1777/1778 encampment at Valley Forge....
, General Lawrence O. Branch, General William A. Blount, Richard Hines
Richard Hines
Richard Hines was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born in Tarboro, North Carolina, birth date unknown; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1816 and practiced in Raleigh, North Carolina; member of the State house of commons, 1824; elected to the Nineteenth Congress ;...
, Absalom Tatom
Absalom Tatom
Absalom Tatom was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina from 1795 to 1796.-Biography:Born in North Carolina in 1742, Tatom was a sergeant in the Greenville, North Carolina Militia in 1763; he served in North Carolina Militia during the American Revolutionary War, where he was commissioned first...
, William Shaw
William Shaw
William Shaw may refer to:* William Shaw , leader of the Home Rule League after between Isaac Butt and Charles Stewart Parnell....
, William Hill
William Hill
-People:*William Hill *William Hill , British colonial Proprietary Governor of the Province of Avalon, Newfoundland*William Hill...
, and Anna J. Cooper
Anna J. Cooper
Anna Julia Haywood Cooper was an author, educator, speaker and one of the most prominent African American scholars in United States history. Upon receiving her Ph.D in history from the University of Paris-Sorbonne in 1924, Cooper became the fourth African American woman to earn a doctoral degree...
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External links
- http://www.hpo.ncdcr.gov/nr/WA3905.pdf North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office