Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah

Name: Laurel Grove Cemetery
Address: Savannah, United States

#83 among attractions in Savannah

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Laurel Grove Cemetery is a cemetery located in midtown Savannah, Georgia. It includes the original cemetery for whites and a companion burial ground that was reserved for slaves and free people of color. The original cemetery has countless graves of many of Savannah's Confederate veterans of the American Civil War. Laurel Grove South holds the graves of thousands of slaves and free blacks from coastal Georgia. The cemetery was dedicated in 1852. The lawyer and poet Henry Rootes Jackson delivered the dedication address. ()

Built: 1853 (171 years ago)Coordinates: 32°3'47"N, 81°6'45"W

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Westside (Laurel Grove - Gadsden)Savannah United States

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Laurel Grove Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Georgia State Railroad Museum, Forsyth Park, Pulaski Square, Chatham Square.

1.1 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Georgia State Railroad Museum, Savannah
28 min walk • The Georgia State Railroad Museum is a museum in Savannah, Georgia located at a historic Central of Georgia Railway site. It includes parts of the Central of Georgia Railway: Savannah Shops and Terminal Facilities National Historic Landmark District.
1 miE
Park
Forsyth Park, Savannah
26 min walk • Forsyth Park is a large city park that occupies 30 acres in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia, United States. The park is bordered by Gaston Street on the North, Drayton Street on the East, Park Avenue on the South and Whitaker Street on the West.
1.2 miNE
Park
Pulaski Square, Savannah
32 min walk • Pulaski Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the fourth row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West Macon Street, and was laid out in 1837. It is south of Orleans Square, west of Madison Square and north of Chatham Square. It is known for its live oaks.
1.1 miNE
Park
Chatham Square, Savannah
28 min walk • Chatham Square is one of the 22 squares of Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the fifth row of the city's five rows of squares, on Barnard Street and West Wayne Street, and was laid out in 1847. It is south of Pulaski Square and west of Monterey Square in the southwestern corner of the city's grid of squares.
1.1 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Mercer House, Savannah
29 min walk • Mercer House is located at 429 Bull Street in Savannah, Georgia. Completed in 1868, it occupies the southwestern civic block of Monterey Square.
1.2 miNE
Museum, History museum
Savannah History Museum, Savannah
30 min walk • Central of Georgia Depot and Trainshed is a former passenger depot and trainshed constructed in 1860 by the Central of Georgia Railway before the outbreak of the American Civil War.
1 miE
Tree
Candler Oak Tree, Savannah
26 min walk • The Candler Oak Tree is located in Savannah, Georgia, United States, and is estimated to have been growing since the 1700s, making it one of the oldest living landmarks in the area. It is 54 feet tall, has a circumference of 17 ft and a 63-inch diameter. Its average crown spread is 110 ft.
0.9 miNE
Cemetery
Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery, Savannah
23 min walk • The Levi Sheftall Family Cemetery, also known as the de Lyon-De La Motta Cemetery or Cohen Street Cemetery, is a historic cemetery in Savannah, Georgia.
1.2 miNE
Square
Scudder's Row, Savannah
30 min walk • Scudder's Row is a historic row house in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It comprises the five homes from 1 to 9 East Gordon Street, in the southeastern residential block of Monterey Square, and was completed in 1853.
1.3 miNE
Church
St. John's Church, Savannah
33 min walk • St. John's Church in Savannah is a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia. The church was formed in 1841 from the growing Christ Church, Savannah, as part of a plan to increase Episcopal presence in Georgia and to provide for a first bishop of the diocese. One of its founders was local businessman Edward Padelford.
1.2 miNE
Square
2 East Taylor Street, Savannah
31 min walk • 2 East Taylor Street is a historic building in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is located in the northwestern tything block of Monterey Square and was built in 1880. It is part of the Savannah Historic District.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Laurel Grove Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Non-Fiction Gallery, Savannah (21 min walk), Mordecai Sheftall Cemetery, Savannah (22 min walk), Christ Church Anglican, Savannah (22 min walk), Live Oak Public Libraries, Savannah (22 min walk).

How to get to Laurel Grove Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Laurel Grove Cemetery:

Bus

Joe Murray Rivers, Jr. Intermodal Transit Center (35 min walk)
N • Lines: 31 (35 min walk)