Old English Cemetery
Inscription
Cornwallis' men buried here
in 1781. Granted to city in
1770 by British government.
Grave of Gov. John W. Ellis
is here.
Location
AddressNorth Church Street in Salisbury
CitySalisbury
CountyRowan
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates35.669550, -80.469520
Sources
More markers in Rowan
Francis Locke 1722-1796
Colonel of Whig force which routed Tories at Battle of Ramsour's Mill, June 20, 1780.
Matthew Locke
Brigadier-General in the American Revolution.
Thyatira
Presbyterian. Founded by 1750.
John W. Ellis
Salisbury, NC
Governor, 1859-61. A leader of the secession movement in N.C. Died July, 1861, aged 40.
'christian Reid' 1846-1920
Salisbury, NC
Pen name of Frances Fisher Tiernan, author of Land of the Sky and other novels.