Colonial Park Cemetery

The story

Savannah's oldest intact burial ground, final resting place of Button Gwinnett (signer of the Declaration of Independence, whose autograph is the rarest and most valuable of all signers). Legend says Union troops moved headstones during the Civil War. Now a peaceful park where locals walk dogs among 18th-century graves.

Everything that was here

• 1896–present · still open

  Colonial Park CemeteryHistoric Cemetery / Park

  Savannah's oldest intact burial ground, final resting place of Button Gwinnett (signer of the Declaration of Independence, whose autograph is the rarest and most valuable of all signers). Legend says Union troops moved…

  See the map in 1897 →
• 1789–1853

  Colonial Park Cemetery (Active Burials)Cemetery

  Expanded and designated as the city's primary public cemetery. Over 10,000 people are buried here including Button Gwinnett (signer of the Declaration of Independence). Union soldiers allegedly rearranged headstones…

  See the map in 1790 →
• 1750–1789

  Christ Church Burial GroundCemetery

  Originally the burial ground for Christ Church parish, established as one of Savannah's earliest cemeteries during the colonial period.

  See the map in 1751 →

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