Governor's Palace, Burying Ground

Governor's Palace, Burying Ground

Block 20. Building 03.

Governor's Palace (Williamsburg, Va.)

Historic buildings -- Virginia -- Williamsburg

Public buildings -- Virginia -- Williamsburg

Cemeteries -- Virginia -- Williamsburg

View of the Revolutionary War burial ground, behind the formal gardens of the Governor's Palace, 1935. Soldiers' bodies were interred here when the Palace served as a hospital during the Revolution. The structure to the far right, built into the corner of the Palace garden wall, is one of two privies (also referred to as "necessaries") on the outskirts of the Palace property.

Lincoln, F.S.

1935

1935

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LC327P20B

Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Gelatin or collodian printing out paper with platinum toning, mounted on board

8x10 inches