Mackay Memorial Cemetery Introduction
The missionary Dr. George Leslie MacKay, widely known as Mackay, arrived in Tamsui in 1872 and actively engaged in missionary work, medical services, and education, earning the respect and affection of the local residents. He passed away from throat cancer on June 2, 1901, in Tamsui and was buried in the land he loved. The Mackay Cemetery is located in a corner of Tamkang University and was originally the Tamsui Foreign Cemetery, but according to his will, a wall was built to separate his grave from those of other foreigners to signify that Mackay belonged to Taiwan.
