Pilgrim Reformed Church Cemetery
Pilgrim Reformed Church Cemetery | |
| Location | SR 1843, near Lexington, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°51′10″N 80°13′3″W / 35.85278°N 80.21750°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Architect | Multiple |
| MPS | Anglo-German Cemeteries TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002145[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 10, 1984 |
Pilgrim Reformed Church Cemetery is a historic church cemetery located near Lexington, Davidson County, North Carolina. It is associated with Pilgrim Reformed Church, founded about 1757 by a man of the name Valentine Leonhardt. The cemetery contains approximately 350 burials, with the earliest gravestone dated to 1781. It features a unique collection of folk gravestones crafted by local stonecutters, erected in Davidson County in the late 18th and first half of the 19th centuries.[2] The church was the first Pilgrim church in North Carolina.
The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Ruth Little (July 1983). "Pilgrim Reformed Church Cemetery" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places – Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved October 1, 2014.