Old Drift cemetery
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The Old Drift Cemetery is a small burial site near the Zambezi river in modern-day Zambia
. It includes the graves of early European settlers and visitors to nearby Victoria Falls
who died of causes such as malaria
and is located in Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
. Settlers eventually left the area for higher ground, where the town of Livingstone
was formed.
Notable burials include:
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
. It includes the graves of early European settlers and visitors to nearby Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls
The Victoria Falls or Mosi-oa-Tunya is a waterfall located in southern Africa on the Zambezi River between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe.-Introduction:...
who died of causes such as malaria
Malaria
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease of humans and other animals caused by eukaryotic protists of the genus Plasmodium. The disease results from the multiplication of Plasmodium parasites within red blood cells, causing symptoms that typically include fever and headache, in severe cases...
and is located in Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park
Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park is an UNESCO World Heritage site that is home to one half of the Mosi-oa-Tunya — 'The Smoke Which Thunders' — known worldwide as Victoria Falls on the Zambezi River...
. Settlers eventually left the area for higher ground, where the town of Livingstone
Livingstone, Zambia
Livingstone or Maramba is a historic colonial city and present capital of the Southern Province of Zambia, a tourism centre for the Victoria Falls lying north of the Zambezi River, and a border town with road and rail connections to Zimbabwe on the other side of the Falls...
was formed.
Notable burials include:
- Samuel Thomas AlexanderSamuel Thomas AlexanderSamuel Thomas Alexander co-founded a major agricultural and transportation business in the Kingdom of Hawaii.-Early life:In November 1831, the Reverend William Patterson Alexander and Mary Ann McKinney Alexander arrived in April 1832 as missionaries to the Hawaiian Islands...
(1836-1904)