Beaufort's Old Burying Ground, North Carolina

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Beaufort, bordered by the waters of Tayloras Creek and Beaufort Inlet, is a picturesque, thriving coastal town, filled with rich traditions and a unique North Carolina heritage. Historic homes and shops, many predating the birth of George Washington, stand majestically in the shadows of graceful live oak trees. The townas sidewalks are lined with white picket fences, distinguished by a rainbow assortment of well-tended flowers. Centered in this beautiful, historic town, the Old Burying Ground is a fascinating treasuretrove of little-known seacoast stories and legends that have shaped Beaufortas identity, from its maritime roots before the Revolutionary War to the present. In Beaufortas Old Burying Ground, you will enjoy a visual tour of one of the East Coastas most interesting and historic cemeteries, where you will learn the stories of patriots, privateers, and pirates who played a strategic role in the areaas history and were buried within the cemeteryas confines. Through these different tales and legends, an extraordinary tapestry is woven of star-crossed lovers, victims of the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1864, the American Indian aWars and Massacres, a family histories, Confederate spiesa daring deeds, shipwrecks, and the sadness of young lives snuffed out too soon.