Downtown in Raleigh in Wake County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

City Cemetery

Main Drive

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2023

1. City Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Raleigh's first public burying ground. In 1798 the General Assembly authorized the city commissioners to lay off up to four acres of public land adjoining the city for this purpose. Additional land added later. Many of Raleigh's earliest citizens interned here. Cemetery maintained by the City of Raleigh.

City Cemetery
1798
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Erected 1978 by Raleigh Cemeteries Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1798.

Location. 35° 46.722′ N, 78° 37.933′ W. Marker is in Raleigh, North Carolina, in Wake County. It is in Downtown. It is on South East Street north of East Hargett Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 17 S East St, Raleigh NC 27601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont

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and in the Research Triangle.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named City Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Anna J. Cooper (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Haywood Hall (approx. ¼ mile away); James H. Harris (approx. 0.3 miles away); State Bank of North Carolina (approx. 0.3 miles away); Lamar Stringfield (approx. 0.3 miles away); John S. Ravenscroft (approx. 0.3 miles away); N.C. Pharmaceutical Association (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raleigh.

Also see . . .
1. City Cemetery (PDF). National Register nomination for the cemetery, which was listed in 2008. (Prepared by M. Ruth Little; via North

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 1, 2023

2. City Cemetery Marker

Featured markers are on the left pillar.

Carolina State Historic Preservation Office) (Submitted on September 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. City Cemetery (Raleigh, North Carolina). Wikipedia entry on the historic burying ground, whose headstones date from 1795 to 2006. (Submitted on September 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 26, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 26, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.