Second burial ground.
Second Burial Ground.
It is believed that the first burial occurred in 1824 and it is the final resting place of in excess of 1400 of Port Macquarie's earliest pioneers.
One of the more prominent grave sites is that of John Verge.
Verge was an English architect, builder, pioneer settler who migrated to Australia and would become Australia's most important architect due to his Greek Revival style of architecture in early Australia.
In 1853 Jean Charles Lamonnerie dit Fattorini was buried in the cemetery.
His claim to fame is that he was that he was born illegitimate, his father is was alleged was Napoleon Bonaparte.
Today the cemetery is listed on the State Heritage Register.
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.
Second burial ground.
Second Burial Ground.
It is believed that the first burial occurred in 1824 and it is the final resting place of in excess of 1400 of Port Macquarie's earliest pioneers.
One of the more prominent grave sites is that of John Verge.
Verge was an English architect, builder, pioneer settler who migrated to Australia and would become Australia's most important architect due to his Greek Revival style of architecture in early Australia.
In 1853 Jean Charles Lamonnerie dit Fattorini was buried in the cemetery.
His claim to fame is that he was that he was born illegitimate, his father is was alleged was Napoleon Bonaparte.
Today the cemetery is listed on the State Heritage Register.
Port Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia.