Bonaventure Cemetery
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Bonaventure Cemetery
A rural cemetery on a bluff over the Wilmington River, known for moss-draped oaks and statuary. It is the city's largest municipal cemetery.
- Address
- 330 Bonaventure Rd, Savannah, GA 31404
- Hours
- Check the official website for current hours.
- Admission
- Check the official website.
- Access
- cemetery (open daily 8am-5pm; daytime history tours only, city bans paranormal tours inside)
- Website
- bonaventurehistorical.org
- Phone
- +1-912-412-4687
About
Bonaventure Cemetery is a rural cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, southeast of downtown Savannah, Georgia. The cemetery's prominence grew when it was featured in the 1994 novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, and in the subsequent movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, based on the book. It is the largest of the city's municipal cemeteries, containing nearly 160 acres (0.65 km2).
The entrance to the cemetery is located at 330 Bonaventure Road. Immediately inside the gates is the large and ornate Gaston Tomb, built in memory of William Gaston, a prominent merchant.
Text from Wikipedia, Bonaventure Cemetery, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
History highlights
- Dates to 1846
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
What to see
- Bird Girl
- Samuel B. Adams
- Leopold Adler
- Conrad Aiken
- Robert Houstoun Anderson
- Middleton Barnwell
- Edythe Chapman
- Nicholas Bayard Clinch
Named in the Wikipedia article cited below.
Tips
- Hours and admission change: check the official website before you go.
- City rules bar haunted and paranormal tours inside city cemeteries, so night tours tell these stories from outside the gates.
- Featured on 4 ghost tours; see the links below.
