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“Visit the ‘Cape Fear History & Mysteries’ page every 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month for another story from our region”
Oakdale Cemetery was chartered on December 27, 1852 by the General Assembly of North Carolina. The founders purchased 65 acres for $1,100. The acreage now has grown to about 100 acres of natural beauty. Created during the era of the Rural Cemetery Movement in the US, Oakdale was the first in the state, only fitting for the most populous city in the state at the time. It was five blocks beyond the town boundaries.
Oakdale was part of the Rural Cemetery Movement that swept the US in the mid-Nineteenth Century. Rural cemeteries converted large tracts of land into garden settings. As families purchased lots, they mixed ornamental plants in with the native vegetation, making Oakdale one of the city’s most beautiful spots. The cemetery is resplendent with blooming plants all year around, but especially so in the spring.
The cemetery became known as Oakdale and was North Carolina’s first rural Cemetery. The first burial occurred on February 5, 1855—Annie DeRosset, the six-year old daughter of the cemetery president, Dr. Armand John DeRosset.
Oakdale Cemetery contains the graves of the movers and shakers of Wilmington, NC. The eloquent epitaphs and symbolic funerary art tell stories of those who lie beneath and bring them to life for the living.
Oakdale Cemetary is located at 520 N 15th Street, Wilmington NC 28401
910.762.5682
The Cape Fear Botanical Garden was founded in 1989. The mission of Cape Fear Botanical Garden is to transform people’s relationship with plants and the natural world.
“Cape Fear Botanical Garden offers self-guided and docent-led tours, workshops, special events, weddings, facility rentals, memberships and more!
Come and enjoy 80 acres of natural beauty nestled between the Cape Fear River and Cross Creek – just 2 miles from downtown Fayetteville, NC!
The Garden Gift Shop offers a unique selection of garden accents, nature-related toys, books, artwork, jewelry, hand-crafted gifts and more. Gift Shop Hours: Daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission to the Gift Shop is free for Garden visitors and the public.
The Garden offers engaging cultural events to inspire and excite, educational activities to energize, and peaceful spots to refresh. Visitors of all ages are welcome.
Flourishing with beautiful specialty gardens and blooming ornamental plants, Cape Fear Botanical Garden’s highlights include Camellia, Daylilly and Shade Gardens, Butterfly Stroll and Children’s Garden, and the Heritage Garden featuring 1886 agricultural structures and a homestead.
Host to any special occasion, our lovely and world class Wyatt Visitors Pavilion Complex is the perfect complement to our Garden and the venue for weddings, business and military functions, workshops and more.
Stroll along our scenic river trail with water views, take in a guided tour, relax on our patio overlooking the Cypress Pond, and take home the perfect gift from our destination Gift Shop.”
Located at 536 N Eastern Blvd, Fayetteville, North Carolina
Phone – (910) 486-0221
Congratulations to Jack Fryar and Dram Tree Books on the release of the first issue of a new magazine built around the history of the Carolinas.
The magazine includes an article related to Fort Anderson situated along the Cape Fear. Fort Anderson is described as…
“North Carolina’s primary colonial Port of Entry.
Home of the last Confederate Fort on the Cape Fear River…
…Site of the Stamp Act Resistance. Raided by Pirates. Sacked by
Redcoats. North Carolina’s primary colonial Port of Entry.
Home of the last Confederate Fort on the Cape Fear River…
…Where Cape Fear History Began”
You can check it out and download the pdf to read at your leisure at carolinachroniclesmagazine.
