Historic First Presbyterian Church Cemetery was established in 1831 and
over time has survived vandalism, storms, an earthquake, and threats of
removal. It is a lasting remembrance to the early citizens of Greensboro
who carved a city out of the wilderness. Originally the cemetery was
located on the edge of town, but because of Greensboro's growth, it is
now nestled in the center of the cultural district behind the Greensboro
Historical Museum. Those buried in the cemetery are from all walks of
life-from wealthy to poor, those with doctorate degrees to the
illiterate, the famous to those whose names are lost for all time, the
newborn to the centenarian, the saint to the sinner, and the slave owner
to the abolitionist. The early builders of the city and state and
veterans of four wars now rest in the First Presbyterian Church
Cemetery.