Faison Cemetery


Faison Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	East Main St. (NC 403), Faison, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°6′56″N 78°7′57″W / 35.11556°N 78.13250°W / 35.11556; -78.13250Coordinates: 35°6′56″N 78°7′57″W / 35.11556°N 78.13250°W / 35.11556; -78.13250
Area	2.3 acres (0.93 ha)
Built	1788 (1788)
MPS	Duplin County MPS
NRHP Reference #	06000291^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 19, 2006

Faison Cemetery is a historic cemetery located at Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina. The cemetery includes approximately 320 marked graves with the oldest dating to 1788. The cemetery began as the Faison family burial ground and officially became the community cemetery for the white population in 1892.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Janet K. Seapker (January 2006). "Faison Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.

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