Sylacauga in Talladega County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Sylacauga Cemetery

Talladega County

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 2, 2019

1. Sylacauga Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Here, on a gentle west slope just outside of the original town limits, lies the earliest public cemetery in Sylacauga. The earliest tombstone remaining in the cemetery dates to 1839. Its location and the adjacent family plots of later dates reveal careful planning of the cemetery. Buried here are early community citizens, among them soldiers of the War of 1812 and the Civil War, Masons, doctors, ministers, land developers, and merchants of "Old Town" Sylacauga. Most of the tombstones are carved from beautiful white marble quarried nearby.The Herd brothers. three skilled Scottish stone masons, first located the rich marble deposits and are buried in this cemetery.
Listed in the Alabama Register of Landmarks
and Heritage on September 15, 1975

Erected 2019 by the City of Sylacauga.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War of 1812 • War, US Civil. A significant historical date for this entry is September 15, 1975.

Location. 33° 10.039′ N, 86° 14.969′ W. Marker is in Sylacauga, Alabama, in Talladega County. It is on East Ft. Williams Street east of North Broadway Avenue

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(Alabama Route 21), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: East Ft Williams Street, Sylacauga AL 35150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Sylacauga Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Fort Williams (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sylacauga Marble (about 800 feet away); Sylacauga Historic Commercial District (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hightower Brothers Livery Stable (approx. 0.4 miles away); The B.B. Comer Memorial Library (approx. 0.7 miles away);

Sylacauga Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 2, 2019

2. Sylacauga Cemetery and Marker

Marble City Cemetery Sylacauga (approx. 0.7 miles away); Gantts Quarry Post Office (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sylacauga.

More about this marker. Although noted as installed in 2018, it actually was installed in March, 2019.

View of the Sylacauga Cemetery grave markers. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 2, 2019

3. View of the Sylacauga Cemetery grave markers.

Plaque located as you enter the cemetery. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 2, 2019

4. Plaque located as you enter the cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,170 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 2, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.