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Willow Dale Cemetery


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In early 1853, Colonel Charles Nelson was authorized by the City Commissioners to survey and plan a cemetery. Today, Willow Dale Cemetery holds the promise of much historical significance. Visit the Confederate Monument, erected in 1883 beneath which is the mass grave of 800 Civil War soldiers, both Union and Confederate. See the resting place of Jarad K. White, a young Texas soldier killed in 1865 while fighting with the Texas Calvary in northern Wayne County, whose grave each year receives a Texas flag above which to fly high.




Address:
306 E. Elm Street
Goldsboro, NC 27530
Phone: (919)734-2245


Our Email: info@greatergoldsboro.com
Our Website:www.greatergoldsboro.com

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Willow Dale Cemetery

In early 1853, Colonel Charles Nelson was authorized by the City Commissioners to survey and plan a cemetery. Today, Willow Dale Cemetery holds the promise of much historical significance. Visit the Confederate Monument, erected in 1883 beneath which is the mass grave of 800

Goldsboro, NC Cemeteries

Goldsboro / Wayne County Travel & Tourism

Goldsboro Wayne County Travel & Tourism Office and Visitor Center

Goldsboro, NC Tours

Cherry Hospital Museum

In the museum visitors will find written documents, photographs, books, and other artifacts that span from 1880

Goldsboro, NC Museums

Goldsboro Municipal Golf Course

18 Hole, newly renovated, John LaFoy design course with bent grass greens, bermuda fairways. Clubhouse features snack bar and well stocked pro shop. Tee times required on weekends and holidays.

Goldsboro, NC Golf Courses

Wayne County Museum

The museum focuses on Wayne County people, events and artifacts. It features rotating exhibits as well as a permanent Civil War exhibit featuring a Confederate camp scene and a diorama of the Battle of Goldsborough Bridge. The building, built in 1927

Goldsboro, NC Museums

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