Coastal Region, North Carolina Cemeteries
Episcopal Cemetery
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Contains an important collection of gravestones and cast iron fences that illustrate funerary traditions of the 19th and early 20
Providence Burial Ground
Burial ground of prominent African-American, free blacks and military people from late 18th century and 19th century. Notables buried there include: Thomas Barnswell, free black and noted builder;
Wilmington National Cemetery
Long hosted by the New Hanover County Veterans Council, this program features patriotic music, a short address, and a recurring presentation of "A Veteran Is,"
Oakdale Cemetery
Chartered in 1852, this landscaped 165-acre Victorian-era burying ground contains graves of Confederate veterans, including Mrs. Rose O'
British Cemetery
Much activity took place off the shores of Ocracoke Island during World War II. In May of 1942