Record #:

24636

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

An old burying ground at Beaufort has been in use since the early 1700s and sheds light on the history of the area. The grave is the final resting place of such historical figures as Col. William Thompson (1736-1781) and Captain Otway Burns (1775-1850).

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 26 Issue 18, February 1959, p11, 20, il

Subject(s):

Beaufort--History; Beaufort; Beaufort--Description and travel; Cemeteries--Beaufort; Cemeteries; Cemeteries--Carteret County; Burns, Otway, 1775-1850