St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina

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St. Philip's Churchyard in Charleston, South Carolina is a historic colonial-era cemetery surrounding St. Philip's Church, known as the resting place of prominent early American figures including Founding Father Edward Rutledge.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American patriot
Founding Father of the United States
Founding Father of the United States
Governor of South Carolina
President of the Continental Congress
Vice President of the United States
cemetery
churchyard
historic site
adjacentTo Church Street, Charleston, South Carolina
French Quarter, Charleston, South Carolina
associatedWith American Revolutionary War
colonial Charleston elite
buriedIn St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
country United States of America
denomination Anglican
linked to: Anglican Communion

Episcopal Church (United States)
linked to: Episcopal Church
era colonial America
heritage colonial-era cemetery
heritageDesignation part of Charleston Historic District (National Historic Landmark)
locatedIn Charleston County, South Carolina
Charleston historic district
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina
notableBurial Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Charles Pinckney (governor)
linked to: Charles Pinckney

Christopher Gadsden
Edward Rutledge
Henry Laurens
John C. Calhoun
occupation lawyer
politician
politician
partOf St. Philip's Church parish grounds
linked to: St. Philip's Church
religiousAffiliation Anglicanism
Protestant Christianity
signatoryOf United States Declaration of Independence
significance important site in Charleston’s religious and political history
resting place of prominent early American figures
surrounds St. Philip's Church, Charleston, South Carolina
linked to: St. Philip's Church
touristAttraction yes
usedFor burials
memorials

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Edward Rutledge burialPlace St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
John C. Calhoun burialPlace St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Edward Rutledge buriedIn St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
John C. Calhoun buriedIn St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Charles Pinckney (governor) buriedIn St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney buriedIn St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Christopher Gadsden buriedIn St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Henry Laurens buriedIn St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
James Gadsden burialPlace St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
Thomas Pinckney burialPlace St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
John C. Calhoun burialPlace St. Philip’s Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
subject linked to: John
linked to: St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina
DuBose Heyward burialPlace St. Philip's Church Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
linked to: St. Philip's Churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina