Cemeteries
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
College Burial Ground and Holy Rood Cemetery Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTA-000144
Scope and Contents
The College Burial Ground and Holy Rood Collection is comprised of records of two cemeteries used by Holy Trinity Catholic Church (Washington, D.C.) that are on real estate owned by Georgetown University. In 1817, the parish established the College Burial Ground (also known as "The Old Parish Cemetery") for burials of church members. The site was on a slope next to the what was then the western wall of Georgetown Visitation Convent. In 1832, Georgetown College purchased land in Georgetown...
Dates:
1817 - 1989