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Laurel Grove Cemetery
An 1850s cemetery west of downtown and the resting place of Juliette Gordon Low; Laurel Grove South holds much of Savannah's African American history. Tour operators say its Victorian dead remain 'quite active'.
- Address
- 802 W Anderson St, Savannah, GA 31415
- Hours
- Check the official website for current hours.
- Admission
- Check the official website.
- Access
- cemetery (open daily 8am-5pm)
- Website
- savannahga.gov
About
Laurel Grove Cemetery is a cemetery located in midtown Savannah, Georgia. It includes the original cemetery for white people (now known as Laurel Grove North) and a companion burial ground (called Laurel Grove South) that was reserved for slaves and free people of color. The original cemetery contains the graves of many of Savannah's Confederate veterans of the American Civil War. The cemetery was dedicated in 1852. The lawyer and poet Henry Rootes Jackson delivered the dedication address.
The south section of the cemetery was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1978 and the north section was added to the NRHP in 1983.
Text from Wikipedia, Laurel Grove Cemetery, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
History highlights
- Dates to 1850
Tips
- City rules bar haunted and paranormal tours inside city cemeteries, so night tours tell these stories from outside the gates.
- Featured on 2 ghost tours; see the links below.