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Old Settlers Cemetery

North Carolina · United States

7 story sections

Learn the history/haunts of the oldest cemetery in Charlotte and keep an eye out…never know what you will see

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Contents

7 sections · tap a section for its opening lines
  1. 1Old Settlers Cemetery

    Welcome to the Old Settlers Cemetery, a profound, deeply solemn historical sanctuary nestled squarely within the rapidly expanding, bustling Center City of Shar-lot. As we cross the threshold into this square block of sacred,…

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  2. 2The Scots Irish Presbyterians

    As we begin our exploration in this historic square block, it is absolutely essential to understand exactly who these early inhabitants were. The vast majority of the individuals resting beneath our feet belonged to a distinct,…

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  3. 3The Good Physician, Doctor Joseph Caldwell

    Moving further along the uneven pathway, we encounter a significantly more substantial, highly informative monument dedicated to Doctor Joseph Caldwell. According to the deeply engraved inscription that is still remarkably…

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  4. 4The Poetry of Mortality, William J Gray

    Just a short, quiet distance away from the physician's monument, we find a deeply moving, highly poetic marker belonging to a young man named William J Gray. The weathered inscription reveals the tragic fact that he died on…

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  5. 5The Springs and McConaughey Families

    As we carefully navigate through the slightly uneven rows, we encounter a highly concentrated cluster of graves belonging to the prominent Springs and Mick-con-uh-hee families. These deeply rooted family plots offer a…

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  6. 6Virtue in Stone, Henry Anderson and the Orr Family

    Towards the outer edge of our walking path, we find a highly remarkable, deeply impressive stone dedicated to the sacred memory of a man named Henry Anderson, who quietly departed this life on March twenty third. His incredibly…

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  7. 7Closing

    As our deeply moving, highly informative tour of the Old Settlers Cemetery comes to a quiet, respectful close, let us take a final, sweeping moment to stand absolutely still and simply absorb the profound, heavy atmosphere of…

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What is Old Settlers Cemetery?

Old Settlers Cemetery is a place in North Carolina · United States with 7 story sections on Tellby. You can read the opening of each section on this page; the sound plays in the app.

Key facts
LocationNorth Carolina · United States
TypeNature
Story sections7
Text languageEnglish
Coordinates35.2290, -80.8440
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Nearby places

within a 5-minute walk
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