St. Michael's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina

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St. Michael's Churchyard in Charleston, South Carolina is a historic colonial-era cemetery surrounding St. Michael's Church, noted for being the final resting place of prominent early American figures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery
historic site
adjacentTo Broad Street, Charleston
Meeting Street, Charleston
architecturalStyleContext Georgian ecclesiastical complex
associatedWith St. Michael's Church congregation
country United States of America
denomination Anglican
linked to: Anglican Communion

Episcopal Church (United States)
linked to: Episcopal Church
establishedDuring colonial era
governingBody St. Michael's Church (parish)
hasBurialOf Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Edward Rutledge
Henry Laurens (cenotaph)
John Rutledge
Revolutionary War-era figures
clergy of St. Michael's Church
colonial-era political leaders
hasFeature mature trees
table tombs
upright headstones
walled enclosure
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark District contributing property
locatedIn Charleston County, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
linked to: Charleston

Charleston’s “Four Corners of Law” area
linked to: downtown Charleston

South Carolina
notableFor burials of prominent early American figures
colonial-era gravestones
historic funerary art
partOf Charleston Historic District
periodOfSignificance 18th century
19th century
surrounds St. Michael's Church (Charleston, South Carolina)
usedFor burials
commemoration
historical tourism

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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney burialPlace St. Michael's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Washington Square (Charleston) isLocatedNear St. Michael's Church (Charleston)
subject linked to: Washington Square
linked to: St. Michael's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina