Anniston in Calhoun County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Temple Beth El Section Hillside Cemetery

Photographed By Sandra Hughes, February 14, 2012

1. Temple Beth El Section Hillside Cemetery Marker

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In April 1888, the founder of a newly established Reform Jewish congregation purchased twenty-three lots in Hillside Cemetery to bury their deceased members. In 1987, the City of Anniston vacated right-of-way that allowed the Temple to expand the Jewish section. Among those interred here are the first Jewish citizens to settle in Anniston as well as the congregation's Holocaust survivors.

The Temple Beth El section of Hillside Cemetery has been placed in the Alabama Historical Cemetery Register by the Alabama Historical Commission on December 15, 2008.

Erected 2009 by Alabama Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1888.

Location. 33° 39.499′ N, 85° 49.078′ W. Marker is in Anniston, Alabama, in Calhoun County. Marker is on East 11th Street. The marker is located on top of Hillside Cemetery. You can take E 11 St or drive to top of cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Anniston AL 36201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Governor Thomas E. Kilby (approx. 0.2 miles away); Anniston Memorial Hospital

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(approx. 0.3 miles away); Historic Woodstock 5K Start (approx. 0.4 miles away); Grace Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); Calhoun County World War I Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Parker Memorial Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Tyrus Raymond Cobb (approx. half a mile away); Temple Beth El (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anniston.

Photographed By Sandra Hughes, February 14, 2012

2. Temple Beth El Section Hillside Cemetery Marker

Photographed By Sandra Hughes, February 14, 2012

3. Temple Beth El Section Hillside Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 961 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 3, 2012, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.