Machpelah Cemetery
Lincoln County, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Marker Inscription
Machpelah Cemetery. Presbyterian, 1801. Graves include those of Alexander Brevard, Joseph & James Graham, and Robert Hall & Joseph Graham Morrison.
Erected by North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
The Story
Established as a Presbyterian burial ground in 1801, Machpelah Cemetery holds the graves of several figures central to the region's Revolutionary and early national history, among them Alexander Brevard and General Joseph Graham. It reflects the Scots-Irish Presbyterian settlement of the Carolina Piedmont.
Why it matters
The cemetery preserves the memory of Revolutionary-era leaders who helped shape North Carolina in its founding generations.
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Related people
- · Alexander Brevard
- · Joseph Graham
- · James Graham
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