Cedar Grove Cemetery is a historic site in New Bern, North Carolina. Established in 1800, the cemetery was owned by Christ Episcopal Church until 1853, when the town of New Bern acquired the grounds. In that same year, a paneled coquina wall was built around the cemetery, featuring a tall triple-arch entrance.
The cemetery contains family burial plots, some of which are enclosed with cast iron fencing. It also contains a Confederate memorial and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The grounds house a variety of notable figures, including Confederate General Robert Ransom, Jr, artist William Joseph Williams, and author Mary Bayard Devereux Clarke.
Several congressmen are buried within the cemetery walls, including John Stanly, Richard Spaight Donnell, and Charles Laban Abernethy. The site also serves as the final resting place for Pepsi inventor Caleb Bradham, who lived from 1867 to 1934. Visitors can still walk the grounds to see the historic coquina work and the various monuments of these historical figures.
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Written by Kyle McLonely
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