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Colonial Park Cemetery (locally and informally known as Colonial Cemetery) is a historic cemetery located in downtown Savannah, Georgia. It became a city park in 1896, 43 years after burials in the cemetery ceased.
- 1750; 273 years ago, (closed to burials in 1853; 170 years ago)
- United States
- Public municipal
A historic cemetery in Savannah with magnolia trees and markers of Colonists (1750-1853). Learn about Button Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and other famous Georgians.
- 201 E. Oglethorpe St, Savannah, 31401, GA
- (912) 651-6843
Colonial Park Cemetery served as Savannah’s cemetery for more than a century and contains over nine thousand graves. Established in 1750, by 1789 it had been expanded three times to reach its current size. Colonial Park Cemetery is approximately 6 acres in size and is located in the heart of Savannah’s Historic District.
Colonial Park Cemetery. http://www.visit-historic-savannah.com/colonial-park-cemetery.html. Chatham County. 201 Abercorn. Savannah, GA 31401. Historical Significance: Established in 1750. Oldest intact municipal cemetery in Savannah. Primarily Public cemetery from 1750-1853.
Learn about Savannah's oldest remaining cemetery, where thousands of people were buried from the 1700s to the 1800s. See the tombstones of Button Gwinnett, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and other notable figures in American history.
Learn about the history and highlights of Colonial Park Cemetery, where you can find the graves of Revolutionary War heroes, yellow fever victims and vandalized headstones. The cemetery is a public park and a popular stop on the tourist trail in Savannah.
Colonial Park Cemetery contains more than 9,000 graves, including that of Button Gwinnett, a Georgia signer of the Declaration of Independence. The cemetery also serves as the final resting place of William Scarbrough, the former owner of the Savannah Steamship Company, and Edward Green Malbone, America’s foremost painter of miniatures.
