Cross Creek Cemetery Number One

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The oldest public cemetery in Fayetteville, containing over 1,100 grave markers in the burial ground of many of the early settlers and locally significant persons in Fayetteville's history. This cemetery contains graves of veteran from he Revolutionary War all the way through the Spanish-American War. The first Confederate Monument in North Carolina stands in the military area within the grounds, erected in 1868. The money to build the monument was raised by local women that sold shares to make a quilt. The quilt was sold for $300, enough to create the monument. The quilt was eventually given to Confederate President Jefferson Davis.

Information source: visitfayettevillenc.com

Photo taken by John Reidy

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National Register information 

Status

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 25, 1998

Reference number

98001209

Areas of significance

Social History; Art

Level of significance

State

Evaluation criteria

A - Event; C - Design/Construction

Property type

District

Historic function

Cemetery

Current function

Cemetery

Periods of significance

1750-1799; 1800-1824; 1825-1849; 1850-1874; 1875-1899; 1900-1924; 1925-1949

Significant years

1785; 1833; 1868

Number of properties

Contributing structures: 3
Contributing sites: 1
Contributing objects: 65
Non-contributing objects: 1

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Update Log 

• February 13, 2015: New Street View added by Michael Miller
• October 24, 2010: New photos from John Reidy

Sources 

• John Reidy
• Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
• National Register database - Reference number 98001209

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