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West End Cemetery
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By David Seibert, January 24, 2010 | |
| | | 1. West End Cemetery Marker | | |
Inscription. In this cemetery, during the last year of the War Between the States, a number of Confederate soldiers, 17 of them unknown, were buried. Memorial services for these soldiers were held as early as 1869. In 1871, on Memorial Day, April 26, a group of orphans from the Confederate Home, Lauderdale, Miss., attended the services. One child, by chance, found the grave of her father. In 1873 the Ladies Memorial Association was formed. This became the Quitman Memorial Association and is now the Quitman Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, who own and maintain this cemetery.
Erected 1956 by Georgia Historical Commission. (Marker Number 014-2.)
Location. 30° 47.11′ N, 83° 34.003′ W. Marker is in Quitman, Georgia, in Brooks County. Marker is on Thomasville Road (U.S. 84) 0 miles west of South Laurel Street, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Quitman GA 31643, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Brooks County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Old Coffee Road (approx. 9.2 miles away); Columbia Primitive Baptist Church (approx. 10 miles away); Grooverville Methodist Church (approx. 10.5 miles away); Liberty Baptist Church (approx. 10.5 miles away); a different marker also named Old Coffee Road (approx. 12.6 miles away); Mount Zion Camp Ground (approx. 12.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Quitman. |
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By David Seibert, January 24, 2010 | |
| | | 2. West End Cemetery Marker | | |
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By David Seibert, January 24, 2010 | |
| | | 3. West End Cemetery | | |
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By David Seibert, January 24, 2010 | |
| | | 4. West End Cemetery Marker | | |
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By David Seibert, January 24, 2010 | |
| | | 5. West End Cemetery | | |
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By David Seibert, January 24, 2010 | |
| | | 6. West End Cemetery | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on January 29, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 250 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 29, 2010, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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