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In 1918, a neighboring property sale recorded inaccurate boundaries that improperly absorbed the cemetery into an adjacent parcel — the first of decades of land transfers that gradually left the burial ground isolated and inaccessible.
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Kamal Morgan. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
There was also the time that it was used as a burial ground for some of the town’s earliest inhabitants.
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Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
While researching in Savannah, Georgia, Jackson experienced a mysterious illness during a ghost tour in Taylor Square, a former African American burial ground.
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Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Long before the United States declared independence from King George III, generations of Savannahians were laid to rest at Colonial Park Cemetery, a burial ground that witnessed the colonial era, the Revolution, epidemics and the city’s early growth.
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Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Kamal Morgan. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 June 2026
There was also the time that it was used as a burial ground for some of the town’s earliest inhabitants.
—
Sarah Kyrcz,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
While researching in Savannah, Georgia, Jackson experienced a mysterious illness during a ghost tour in Taylor Square, a former African American burial ground.
—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
Long before the United States declared independence from King George III, generations of Savannahians were laid to rest at Colonial Park Cemetery, a burial ground that witnessed the colonial era, the Revolution, epidemics and the city’s early growth.
—
Usa Today Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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“Burial ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burial%20ground. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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