Eastern Cape, GRAHAMSTOWN, Botanical Gardens, cemetery

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Cemetery information:- The Makana Botanical Gardens in Grahamstown are situated on land granted to the Albany Botanical Gardens by the Governor of the Cape Colony, Sir George Cathcart, on 19th October 1853. A military cemetery, dating from 1819 to 1822, lies within the grounds of the botanical gardens.Apart from one, the remaining headstones can no longer be read because of weathering and the growth of lichen on them. The earliest grave is that of Captain R. Gethin, who died in the Battle of Grahamstown in 1819. (source: https://somethingovertea.wordpress.com/2018/10/13/heritage-sites-in-grahamstown-botanical-gardens/) Album incomplete. eGGSA captions by: Marielle Ford. The GGSA Cemetery DVD only has information on the location of the cemetery Cemetery ID: 3609 Information submitted by: Marielle Ford Google Earth Project Information:- GPSID: 4302 GPS: Not available