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Salem Moravian God's Acre

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Salem Moravian God's Acre

God's Acre Cemetery (also known as Salem Moravian God's Acre and Salem Moravian Graveyard) is a cemetery for the Moravian congregation in Old Salem, North Carolina. It is located around 100 yards (91 m) north of the town's Home Moravian Church and also serves the thirteen member churches of Salem's

congregation: Ardmore, Bethesda, Calvary, Christ, Fairview, Fries, Home, Immanuel New Eden, Konnoak Hills, Messiah, Pine Chapel, St Philips and Trinity. St Philips has a second cemetery in the northeastern corner of the adjacent Salem Cemetery. Burials are organized chronologically. There are no statues, only uniform square white headstones (20" x 24" x 4" for adults) laid into the ground, because Moravians believe that everyone is equal in death. The graves are arranged in line with the 18th-century choir format: men and boys are separated from women and girls. Family ties are not considered: the cemetery itself is considered a family plot. The first burial in the cemetery was John Birkhead in 1771. The first female burial was that of Eva Anna Beroth two years later. As of 2023, the cemetery contains over 6,000 burials. The older cemetery entrance is via Cemetery Street, to the north. The...

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