Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Charles Fisher (Namesake of Fort Fisher) Buried in Salisbury, North Carolina.

From the May 30, 2021, Salisbury (NC) Post  "My turn, Ed Norvell::  Salisbury's  oldest cemetery   best location of 'Fame'.

"Fame" is the Confederate monument in Salisbury that will be moved.  Mr. Norvell was writing about why the cemetery on North Lee Street would be a good place for the statue.  It is owned and maintained by the City of Salisbury and has decorative security fencing and cameras.

However, its beauty could be enhanced.

The original cemetery was known as the German  Burying Ground and was given to the Lutheran Church.

Plus, many people important to Salisbury's history are buried there.

But, the one of most interest to me is that one Charles Fisher is buried there.  He was the second president of the North Carolina  Railroad and the person a Fort Fisher was named after.  That would be MY Fort Fisher, of course.

Before this, I never knew he was buried there.

There are also markers for 175 Confederate graves there.

--Old B-Runner


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