Old Burying Ground is a historic

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located at Beaufort,

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. It was established in 1724. There are approximately 200 stones from the pre-

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era, approximately 45 from the war period, about 150 from 1865 to 1900, and a few 20th-century markers. Notable burials include Otway Burns, a naval hero in the

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, and Colonel William Thompson, commander of the Carteret County Regiment during the

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.
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in 1974.

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* {{National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina 1724 establishments in North Carolina Buildings and structures in Carteret County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Carteret County, North Carolina