Cedar Grove Cemetery (New Bern, North Carolina)

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Cedar Grove Cemetery
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Monument in Cedar Grove Cemetery (Our Dead), June 2012
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LocationBounded by Queen, George, Cypress, Howard, and Metcalf Sts., New Bern, North Carolina
Coordinates 35°06′48″N77°02′36″W / 35.11333°N 77.04333°W / 35.11333; -77.04333 Coordinates: 35°06′48″N77°02′36″W / 35.11333°N 77.04333°W / 35.11333; -77.04333
Area12.5 acres (5.1 ha)
Built1800 (1800)
NRHP reference No. 72000936 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 5, 1972

Cedar Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina. It was established in 1800, and is encircled by a magnificent paneled coquina wall built in 1853 and broken by a towering triple-arch entrance. It includes family plots, some of which are enclosed by cast iron fencing. Located in the cemetery is the Confederate memorial. The cemetery was owned by Christ Episcopal Church until 1853, when it was transferred to the town of New Bern. [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Survey Planning Unit Staff (September 1972). "Cedar Grove Cemetery" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.