Chatham County
201 Abercorn
Savannah, GA 31401
Historical Significance:
Established in 1750. Oldest intact municipal cemetery in Savannah. Primarily Public cemetery from 1750-1853. DAR Patriots' Arch erected in 1913 (completed in 1914) by the Daughters of the American Revolution to memorialize the Revolutionary War Veterans buried in Colonial Park Cemetery.
Who is Buried Here:
Revolutionary War Veterans: Samuel Elbert, Revolutionary War soldier and Governor of GA; Lachian Mcintosh, Major General of the Continental Army; Button Gwinnett, signer of the Declaration of Independence; Joseph Clay, Major in Georgia Line, Revolutionary War; and others.