The first burial ground of Holy Trinity Church in Georgetown was immediately adjoining the original church. The second was the College Ground, on the campus of Georgetown College. The third was the Trinity Church Upper Grave Yard, now known as Holy Rood Cemetery. Of these, only Holy Rood survives. This history, originally titled “Burial Grounds of Holy Trinity …| Glover Park History
Holy Trinity Church and Georgetown University began discussions to arrive at a plan for the restoration of Holy Rood Cemetery in 2010. The discussions, which took eight years, were given added impetus by overlapping with Georgetown University’s reckoning––spurred by a series of articles in The Hoya––with its historic involvement in slavery. A Working … The post The Revival of Holy Rood Cemetery appeared first on Glover Park History.| Glover Park History