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City Cemetery (Raleigh, North Carolina)

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grounds. A network of cobblestone driveways with granite curbstones run through 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
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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
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Cemetery including governors, mayors, politicians, newspaper editors, military officers, ministers, doctors, planters, attorneys, bankers, and Scottish and English stonemasons who helped build the Capitol.
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New Bern Street in 1819, 1849, and 1856 and now contains approximately 7.5 acres (3.0 ha). The cemetery was enclosed in 1898 by a cast-iron fence that was formerly around
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first burying ground. It was laid out on 4 acres (1.6 ha) of land just outside the original 1792 eastern boundary of Raleigh and bounded by East Street on the west,
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Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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National Register of Historic Places in Raleigh, North Carolina
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Historic cemetery in Wake County, North Carolina, US
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City Cemetery (Raleigh, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
City Cemetery (Raleigh, North Carolina) is located in the United States
Raleigh, North Carolina
35°46′45″N 78°37′51″W / 35.77917°N 78.63083°W / 35.77917; -78.63083
08000889
North Carolina General Assembly
Raleigh's
East Hargett Street
Union Square
State Capitol
National Register of Historic Places
Joel Lane
Jacob Johnson
John Rex
Joseph Gales
Weston R. Gales
John Devereux
William Boylan
Thomas Meredith
William Peace
Charles Manly
William Henry Haywood
Josiah Ogden Watson
Romulus M. Saunders
William White
Sion Hart Rogers
William Polk

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