Williamsburg, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Palace Gardens Cemetery

Cemetery surrounded by Boxwood Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pope, November 9, 2024

1. Cemetery surrounded by Boxwood Marker

Inscription. To the right is a cemetery surrounded by boxwood where one hundred and fifty-six men and two women are interred. The remains were discovered in 1930 during the excavations of the Palace gardens. Items found at the time of discovery indicate that some of the burials are likely soldiers of the Continental Army who died at the Palace when it was used by George Washington as a military hospital at the end of the Revolutionary War in 1781.

This area is currently closed to visitation as part of our efforts to control the blight that is killing boxwoods throughout much of the eastern United States. Thank you for helping us preserve our historic gardens!

Erected by Colonial Williamsburg.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1781.

Location. 37° 16.472′ N, 76° 42.148′ W. Marker is in Williamsburg, Virginia. It can be reached from Palace Green Street near Spotswood Streeet. This marker is located in rear of the Governor's Palace. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal

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address: 300 Palace Green St, Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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: Within this Enclosure (here, next to this marker); The Governor's Palace & Gardens (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); (Ice House) Mount (about 300 feet away); Robert Carter House (about 500 feet away); Shop of Kenneth McKenzie (about 600 feet away); Mattey Free School (about 600 feet away); Gowan Pamphlet (about 600 feet away); Site of the First Theatre (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map

Photographed by William Pope, November 9, 2024

2. Cemetery surrounded by Boxwood Marker

of all markers in Williamsburg.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 30, 2024, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.