Bourda Cemetery, Guyana

Bourda Cemetery
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CountryGuyana
Coordinates6°48′32″N 58°09′30″W / 6.808894°N 58.158306°W / 6.808894; -58.158306
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Bourda Cemetery is an eighteenth-century cemetery situated on Bourda Street in Georgetown, Guyana. Formerly known as "Bourda's Walk", Bourda cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Georgetown, and the only surviving plantation cemetery in the city. It is considered a national landmark and has been listed as a monument by the National Trust of Guyana.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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  3. ^ National Trust of Guyana (December 2002). "Bourda Cemetery". National Trust of Guyana Newsletter. 1 (4). Retrieved 19 August 2012.
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