Carter Cemetery

Carter Cemetery (HM16OD)

Location: Manassas, VA 20109
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 49.726', W 77° 31.304'

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Over 70 members of the Carter family rest in this cemetery - spanning multiple generations and two centuries of continuous ownership. The graves are arranged in a linear pattern, although none are marked with an inscribed headstone. The cemetery includes the graves of Landon Carter, Jr., the builder of Pittsylvania, and his son-in-law Dr. Isaac Henry, whose widow Judith would be killed during the First Battle of Manassas.

Following the destruction of Pittsylvania, the Carters built a modest new house near the site of the former mansion. Family members salvaged rock from the original foundation and nearby outbuildings to delineate the cemetery. In a letter to her cousin, Sarah Carter wrote in 1885: "Edwin [Carter] and Arthur Lee [Henry] have been hard at work hauling rock to enclose the dear old grave yard. It is done with a good strong wall around the gate and lock. I am so thankful we have lived to see it done." The last interment in the cemetery occurred in 1903.

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HM NumberHM16OD
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Placed ByManassas National Battlefield Park, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 4:44pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 281098 N 4300796
Decimal Degrees38.82876667, -77.52173333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 49.726', W 77° 31.304'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 49' 43.56" N, 77° 31' 18.24" W
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Area Code(s)703, 571
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5675 Sudley Rd, Manassas VA 20109, US
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