Columbus in Lowndes County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Friendship Cemetery

Photographed By Davis Darryl Hartness, August 13, 2007

1. Friendship Cemetery Marker

Inscription. SW, 12 blocks. Two state governors, over 1,000 C.S.A. soldiers, including 4 generals, lie here. The decorating of their graves & those of Union soldiers, inspired F.M. Finch's "The Blue and the Gray." 1867.

Erected 1967 by Mississippi Historical Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1867.

Location. 33° 29.725′ N, 88° 25.557′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Mississippi, in Lowndes County. Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (State Highway 182) and 7th Street, in the median on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus MS 39701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Methodist Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church of Columbus (about 500 feet away); First Christian Church (about 600 feet away); Lowndes County Veterans Monument (about 700 feet away); Church of the Annunciation (about 700 feet away); Lowndes County World War I Memorial

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(about 700 feet away); S.D. Lee Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Franklin Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus.

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