Monday, October 11, 2021

Colonial Park



Established in 1750, Colonial Park Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, contains over nine thousand graves - but you'd never know it. 

Savannah is notoriously haunted, and this corner of Abercorn and Oglethorpe is no different. There are crumbling crypts scattered and clustered, weeping oak trees, and broken grave markers adhered to a brick wall like musty relics in the devil's art gallery. It's spooky on a warm and misty morning and scarier still at night. But the park closes at eight p.m. sharp so the ghosts can roam tourist free.

Follow my feet...






Skull and crossbones. 
















 

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16 comments:

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

I regret that I have not yet had a chance to visit Savannah. That cemetery looks like a place I would love to visit. The historical markers and gravestones were all very interesting to read.

VENTANA DE FOTO said...

Tus excelentes fotos, nos hacen ver lo interesante que es su visita.

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Lydia C. Lee said...

WoW. There are some old ones there!!

DUTA said...

Nine thousand graves?! That's huge! The place looks both spooky and interesting! The old,faded stones along the wall, the sign about the victims of the yellow fever pandemic, the sign about the duel victim - don't leave the visitor indifferent.

Visiting cemeteries is something I do every year. I go to the graves of my beloved, wash the headstone, lit a candle, say a prayer, read some stuff written by me over the years in praise of the deceased.

DJan said...

Now that's a spooky place indeed! Perfect place to spend Halloween. :-)

Mary Kirkland said...

All the broken grave markers are kinda sad.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Great photos. Savannah is on my bucket list.

carol l mckenna said...

Such history well photographed of Savannah ~ Xo

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A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Joanne said...

What neat old graves!

Light and Voices said...

Greetings and Salutations! How appropriate to post photographs of old graves when it is almost Halloween. BOO! and Frightful! and Scary too! Great job, Sharon.

Thomas Lee/Lee Lip Pang said...

Interesting place

Spare Parts and Pics said...

I've never seen a graveyard like this. It's fascinating!

betty-NZ said...

There are some interesting things to find in a graveyard!

Thanks for sharing your link at My Corner of the World this week!

dee Nambiar said...

I've heard of those cemetery tours and ghost tours in the area. They sure sound interesting.
Thank you for sharing these sights from Savannah. :)

Joyful said...

That would be a great place to visit. I love old cemeteries.

Amy Johnson said...

Ooh, I love cemeteries! They are a great place to learn history, this looks like a great one for that! Thanks for the party.