Beautiful Bonaventure Cemetery

Bonaventure Cemetery is unique for a number of reasons.
Its location: The cemetery is located on a bluff overlooking the Wilmington River, providing stunning views of the surrounding area.
Its beauty: The cemetery is home to a variety of trees, including live oaks draped in Spanish moss. The grave markers are also beautifully crafted, many in the Gothic Revival style.
Its history: Bonaventure Cemetery is the final resting place of many notable figures, including Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA; Johnny Mercer, songwriter; and Flannery O'Connor, author.
Its folklore: Bonaventure Cemetery is also home to a number of ghost stories, making it a popular destination for paranormal enthusiasts.
Here are some of the notable people buried in Bonaventure Cemetery:
Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927): Founder of the Girl Scouts of the USA
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Juliette Gordon Low grave Bonaventure Cemetery
Johnny Mercer (1909-1976): Songwriter, known for songs such as "Moon River" and "In the Mood"
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Johnny Mercer grave Bonaventure Cemetery
Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964): Author, known for novels such as "Wise Blood" and "The Violent Bear It Away"
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Flannery O'Connor grave Bonaventure Cemetery
Conrad Aiken (1889-1973): Poet, novelist, and critic
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Conrad Aiken grave Bonaventure Cemetery
Sidney Lanier (1842-1881): Poet and musician
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Wormsloe Plantation: The Wormsloe Plantation is located just outside of the cemetery and is the oldest standing plantation in Georgia.
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Bonaventure Cemetery is a popular tourist destination and is open to the public daily. There are a number of walking tours available, which can provide more information about the history and notable people buried in the cemetery.

[@deniceb1489]

THANKS MR CHRIS...YOU NEVER DISAPPOINT US WITH THESE WALK ABOUTS...REALLY ENJOYED WATCHING 😊

[@pamelagreen1307]

I love visiting old cemeteries. Thank you for the tour.

[@lisabailey6175]

Chris, Thanks for Sharing All your visits to all the different historical places. I really enjoy seeing them all and enjoy hearing the knowledge that you share.

[@jeaninemartin]

Thank you Chris for the tour. I visited Savanna about 15 years ago. I walked and walked through the cemetery saying a Hail Mary at each grave. It is indeed a gorgeous cemetery and the atmosphere with the moss hanging in the Georgia trees was hypnotic…I did not want to leave. It was so wonderful viewing this again. I’m sure you have watched The Garden of Good and Evil filmed in Savanna. Another memory from Savanna.

[@dianamahar483]

It’s nice to see that these graves haven’t been vandalized…..Thanks for sharing, Chris 😊

[@deborahavary5185]

Hey Chris, you did another Wonderful job telling us about this Cemetery!!! Thank you so very much!!! Have A Beautiful Blessed Peaceful Evening ❤️ We Love y'all so very much ❤️ GOD IS SO GOOD ❤️

[@laureencortese8588]

Thank you for sharing. Very interesting, I love History ❤

[@margaretmeade7924]

Thank you for sharing about this cemetery. Was very interesting.

[@galeprivett5180]

What a wonderful tour of a place I’m not able to visit any other way, thank you so much❤️🙏

[@debbiereilly900]

Thank you for sharing Chris have a blessed day stay safe and healthy. It's a beautiful cemetery. That's what I would do drive around don't walk well enough to to spend hours walking around. That would be a great bucket list to do. Some day I'm going to have my grandson take me to tour the many magnificent structures. Thank you Chris best video I've seen in a long time. 🙏❤🙏❤🙏

[@user-kh7pb7hw9r]

Thank you Chris for sharing with us that don't get to go are we are not able to walk anymore. It means alot to us.

[@beckyshebesta3567]

Cemeteries use to scare me, I couldn't even look at them. Now I see the beauty in them. This one is magnificent, so beautiful. Thank you for sharing ❤

[@joycemiraglia280]

✍Hello Chris...Old cemeteries are like going thru history. My youngest daughter works for a cemetery here in Akron/Barberton area and she's been told stories of many incidents and things seen in their cemetery plus she has heard from one of the guys who digs and does the upkeep of the graves and other people of seeing a woman dressed in antique clothing but the disappears. Chris the cemetery my daughter works at says the monuments with a lock on it was for the family to be able to go into and they are responsible for maintaining the upkeep of the grave and that's the way they want it. Thank you for taking us along with you on your venture thru this beautiful cemetery.Good Night😴 God Bless LuvYa! Bye from Ohio🌹

[@margaretchaney3572]

This is so awesome . So moving. So peaceful. Thanks for sharing.

[@maryannward443]

Nice video! I'm looking forward to part 2 in the spring ❤

[@jsteel3095]

Another beautiful place to view in Savannah is Isle of Hope.Especially along the Bluff.It’s absolutely gorgeous in the Springtime.

[@NICHOLSRETIREMENTEMPIRE]

Sounds great!

[@loripretti843]

Thank you for sharing this with us!!! I can't wait to see it in the spring with you!!! God Bless!!!

[@debbiey3721]

So very interesting. Thank you for sharing.

[@gailcrews8606]

Thank you Chris for sharing this very Interesting.

[@manzettameadows3291]

Thanks so very much, great stories, may they rest in peace.

[@tonytherf-mb3dg]

Good job Chris. Another great video. I would enjoy seeing this cemetery in person someday. Ones mind can only imagine the story's behind all those Graves. 😮

[@suejohnson3972]

Thanks Chris for another interesting tour! Yes it was very odd about the white chair the locked door and the gator flag!! Looking forward to the next tour!! I bet azaleas are beautiful in the spring!!♥️

[@Lgm4375]

Thanks for sharing this... so interesting.

[@ritamathews4492]

Thank you! So very interesting. I enjoyed ❤️😊

[@wishin-I-was-fishin]

Great video Chris ,alot of history to learn about

[@kristenschnese6980]

That would be a great bike ride too .. I love old cemeteries

[@NICHOLSRETIREMENTEMPIRE]

Yes it would

[@janbond8460]

Old cemeteries are interesting.

[@chrisledford380]

Great video, I would like to see the cemetery some day. We haven't been to Savannah in about 20 years. I'd like to go and see all the changes!

[@TeressaJ1960]

Wow, this was an interesting video Chris! I love to explore things like cemeteries.

[@mariannedias6698]

It is not just what people leave near graves that is interesting, but what people bury with their loved ones that gets bazaar.

[@meowsthree]

Beautiful!

[@pamrosser2610]

Thanks Chris. Old graves are very interesting to read. You wonder about how the people lived and died. And the really old cemetery's you always see a lot of children's graves. Often, they died of pneumonia or flu.

[@BobbiJo]

My great-grandparents are buried there. Go back in the spring when all those huge azaleas are in bloom. lol FL Gators. I'm commenting as I watch so ok you are going back in the spring.

[@NICHOLSRETIREMENTEMPIRE]

I bet it is gorgeous

[@bethriker4601]

Loved the video.

[@annehollis8386]

This was so interesting. Also when you got to the beautiful mausoleum with the name Herman, it rang a bell with me. Turns out it is the family plot for my next door neighbor. I had heard her talk about it. She and her husband used to live in Savannah but don’t now. Interesting coincidence.

[@NICHOLSRETIREMENTEMPIRE]

Wow that is cool!

[@chipham4886]

Tôi đã đến thành phố Savannah, nghĩa trang, công viên…. Thật tuyệt vời.

[@natalieangelo54]

Johnny mercer well known for moon river

[@sfish6676]

Isn't that the cemetery that was prominent in the movie, "In The Garden of Good and Evil"?

[@NICHOLSRETIREMENTEMPIRE]

It is

[@natalieangelo54]

The garden of good and Evil

[@natalieangelo54]

Gracie watson died of pneumonia the family left after she died , they owned a business

[@JAllredFishing]

I put that gator flag there when we visited back in the 90's. I am suprised that it is still there.😆

[@NICHOLSRETIREMENTEMPIRE]

I don't doubt it