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Old Lutheran Cemetery

 
 
Old Lutheran Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 20, 2023
1. Old Lutheran Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Established 1768. Land given to German Lutheran congregation by John Lewis Beard. Contains graves of German, Scotch-Irish, and English settlers. Site of only church building in Salisbury for about 50 years. Wall built 1878.
 
Erected 1983 by Historic Salisbury Foundation.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1768.
 
Location. 35° 40.214′ N, 80° 27.831′ W. Marker is in Salisbury, North Carolina, in Rowan County. Marker is on North Lee Street north of East Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salisbury NC 28144, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Salisbury Confederate Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Salisbury Arsenal (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harry Cowan (about 800 feet away); Stoneman’s Raid (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mount Zion Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Rowan County World War I Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Lynching in America / Lynching of African Americans in Rowan County (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Town that Loved the Circus (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salisbury.
 
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Old Lutheran Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 20, 2023
2. Old Lutheran Cemetery Marker
Old Lutheran Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 20, 2023
3. Old Lutheran Cemetery
Old Lutheran Cemetery image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, July 20, 2023
4. Old Lutheran Cemetery
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 85 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 21, 2023, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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