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Bonaventure Cemetery is a rural cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, southeast of downtown Savannah, Georgia. [1] 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. [3]
Colonial Park Cemetery (locally and informally known as Colonial Cemetery; historically known as the Old Cemetery [1]) is an 18th- and early 19th-century burial ground located in downtown Savannah, Georgia. It became a city park in 1896, [2] 43 years after burials in the cemetery ceased, [3] and is open to visitors.
The cemetery was dedicated in 1852. The lawyer and poet Henry Rootes Jackson delivered the dedication address. [5] With lush plantings and beautifully carved stones, both sections of Laurel Grove Cemetery resemble more famous Victorian-era graveyards such as Green-Wood in New York City and Père Lachaise in Paris.
Many gravesites have become popular tourist destinations for their architecture, famous “residents” or historic significance: The Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, is the Southern ...
Basket Creek Cemetery Lott Cemetery. Andersonville National Historic Site; Basket Creek Cemetery; Behavior Cemetery; Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, made famous by the Bird Girl sculpture featured on the cover of the book, and in the movie of, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Greenwich Cemetery is a rural cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, east of Savannah, Georgia. [2] It stands on the site of the former Greenwich Plantation and became an addition to Bonaventure Cemetery (itself on the former grounds of Bonaventure Plantation) in 1933, [3] and it is the newest of the city's four municipal cemeteries.
Pages in category "Cemeteries in Savannah, Georgia" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The Civil War Memorial in Savannah, Georgia, is a monument honoring soldiers who died during the American Civil War.Located in Forsyth Park, it consists of a 48 foot (15 m) tall shaft topped with a bronze statue of a Confederate soldier.