Visitor's Journal

Preservation Society Begins New Historical Cemetery Tour

by Patty Griffin | October 26 2009

The Preservation Society of Chapel Hill has a new weekly guided walking tour of the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery. The historic cemetery is located at the corner of Country Club Road and South Road on the edge of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus. The site was part of a land grant given by the State of North Carolina in 1796 to develop the University, and the cemetery originally served as a final resting place for University faculty and students. The first recorded burial was George Clarke, a Burke County student at the university, who passed away September 28, 1798 at the age of 19. These days the cemetery is owned and maintained by the Town of Chapel Hill. Visitors taking the guided tour are asked to meet at the cemetery’s gazebo on South Road at 10 am on Saturdays.

This tour joins the historic Franklin Street tour which began last April. That tour takes place at 2 pm on Sundays. For the Franklin Street tour meet at the Horace Williams House at 610 E. Rosemary Street. For more information about both walking tours, please call the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill at (919) 942-7818. Hours are Tuesday to Friday 10 am – 4 pm and Sunday 1 – 4 pm. Tour cost is $5. For more information visit http://www.chapelhillpreservation.com.

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