Old Settlers Cemetery
June 1, 2026
Tucked into the heart of Charlotte’s Fourth Ward Historic District is one of our favorite urban-located cemeteries. Established in the late 18th century, Old Settlers Cemetery stands as the city’s first municipal burial ground. Its graves span from 1776 to 1884, holding the remains of notable figures including Thomas Polk,
Lewis Powell’s Skull: an excerpt from Haunts & Hollows: Florida Coast. One of the strangest stories to come from the Civil War began just as the conflict was drawing to a close and ended more than 100 years later in this small cemetery outside Geneva. While John Wilkes Booth is
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