Columbia in Maury County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Thank You
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 12, 2026
1. Thank You Marker
Inscription.
Thank You. . The city of Columbia would like to acknowledge O'Reilly Auto Parts for their generous donation of the propety located behind this fence during the fall of 2003, while working to replace an older building with a new store, their contractor uncovered several unmarked graves. Subsequent research determined that this property had historically been used as a section of Greenwood Cemetery. O'Reilly Auto Parts donated this property to the city and the boundaries of the cemetery were expanded to include these rediscovered graves. ,
City of Columbia , Mayor - Barbara McIntyre , Vice Mayor - Charles Sanders, City Council Members , Carl McCullen, Ward I , Wayne Kennedy, Ward II , Christa Martin, Ward III , James Boyd, Ward IV , Bill Gertner, Ward V, City Manager - Mike Miller.
The city of Columbia would like to acknowledge O'Reilly Auto Parts for their generous donation of the propety located behind this fence during the fall of 2003, while working to replace an older building with a new store, their contractor uncovered several unmarked graves. Subsequent research determined that this property had historically been used as a section of Greenwood Cemetery. O'Reilly Auto Parts donated this property to the city and the boundaries of the cemetery were expanded to include these rediscovered graves.
City of Columbia
Mayor - Barbara McIntyre
Vice Mayor - Charles Sanders
City Council Members
Carl McCullen, Ward I
Wayne Kennedy, Ward II
Christa Martin, Ward III
James Boyd, Ward IV
Bill Gertner, Ward V
Location. 35° 37.218′ N, 87° 2.074′ W. Marker is in Columbia, Tennessee, in Maury County. It is at the intersection of North Garden Street and W 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south on North Garden Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 318 N Garden St, Columbia TN 38401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee and in Greater Nashville. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 12, 2026
2. Thank You Marker (marker can be seen just to the left of the telephone pole)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 21, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
