Spanish Fort in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Saluda Hill Cemetery

Photographed by TRCP Alliance, June 22, 2013

1. Saluda Hill Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Saluda Hill Cemetery is a private historical cemetery established in 1824. Among the graves here is that of Zachariah Godbold, the only known Revolutionary War veteran buried in Baldwin County. Many Blakeley residents and Confederate soldiers also are buried in the cemetery.

Erected 1997 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Association series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 30° 43.965′ N, 87° 53.933′ W. Marker is in Spanish Fort, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on Alabama Route 225 4.7 miles north of Spanish Fort Blvd (U.S. 31), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 34742 Alabama 225, Daphne AL 36527, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Town of Blakeley / The Battle of Fort Blakeley (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Blakeley (about 300 feet away); Women's Veterans Memorial (about 700 feet away); 173d Airborne Brigade (Sep) (about 700 feet away); Union Artillery Batteries (approx. 0.8 miles

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away); Alabama (approx. 1.2 miles away); Battle of Blakeley (approx. 1.2 miles away); Redoubt Six (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Spanish Fort.

More about this marker. The address listed is the address to East Pointe Baptist Church which is next to the cemetery.

Photographed by TRCP Alliance, June 22, 2013

2. Saluda Hill Cemetery Marker

Photographed by TRCP Alliance, June 22, 2013

3. Saluda Hill Cemetery Marker

Saluda Hill Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by TRCP Alliance, June 22, 2013

4. Saluda Hill Cemetery

One of Several Unmarked grave-sites at Saluda Hill Cemetery. Zachariah Godbold? image. Click for full size.

Photographed by TRCP Alliance, June 22, 2013

5. One of Several Unmarked grave-sites at Saluda Hill Cemetery. Zachariah Godbold?

Zachariah Godbold Grave (not all of text is legible) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 10, 2011

6. Zachariah Godbold Grave (not all of text is legible)

Sacred
to the memory of
Zachariah Godbold
a native of
Marion District, S.C.
who departed this life
July 13th, 1832,
aged 69 years
3 months & 10 days.
At an early age he joined the
ranks of Gen. Marion in that
eventfull struggle which was
our Independence.
This stone was erected by his
_______and son's in testimony
_______for a kind husband
_______________ & generosity.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2013, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,629 times since then and 98 times this year. Last updated on March 23, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 29, 2013, by Timothy Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. 6. submitted on August 17, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.