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Old Protestant Cemetery, George Town

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#7 of 34 in Historic Sites in George Town

Cemetery Tourist Spot

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The crumbling gravestones and tombs of Old Protestant Cemetery mark the resting places of many significant figures in local history. Established in 1789, the graveyard lies in a grove of fragrant frangipani trees. Though many of the inscriptions are unreadable, those that remain reveal the names of British, Chinese, German, and at least one Armenian settler. At the end of the 20th century, restoration and conservation efforts helped clean the cemetery, which provides a historical context for visitors interested in learning more about the city's early development. To visit Old Protestant Cemetery and other attractions in George Town, use our George Town trip planner .

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• By Nomadman411978

  Good place for a break in the shade under the trees. Read about the lives of the soldiers, sailors, doctors and colonial administrators. The grave of Francis Light who founded the British settlement o...  more »

• By RENERONO

  nothing to learn from this place, the place look unorganise and look quite run down. not need to visit  more »

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• By Classiarii

  Here you can see the last resting place for many of the people who helped create the great place of Penang, including the great man Sir Francis Light himself who come up with the idea of firing cannons full of gold coins into the impassable jungle to get people to cut it down to find the coins

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• By Jesse Tio

  Our favorite head was of a white man who was supposedly murdered by a "band of Asian robbers". Colonialism at its finest.

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