Historical Marker

Linwood Cemetery (Side 1)

Entrance to Linwood Cemetery, Columbus · Columbus · Muscogee

Georgia marker

Inscription

LINWOOD CEMETERY. A part of the 1828 plan of Columbus, Linwood contains graves of pioneer citizens and their descendents, as well as the tombs of some 200 Confederate soldiers. Among those buried here are Anna Caroline Benning (1853-1935), who formed the "Columbus Committee" of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia; General Henry L. Benning (1814-1875), Confederate leader for whom the military post was named; industrialist and philanthropist W.C. Bradley (1863-1947); Dr. Edwin DeGraffenried (1798-1871), one of the city's original five commissioners; Noble Leslie DeVotie (1838-1861), Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity founder; (Continued on other side) ERECTED BY THE COLUMBUS TOWN COMMITTEE OFTHE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN THE STATE OF GEORGIATO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENNIAL OF THE NSCDA IN GEORGIA 1893 - 1993

Location

AddressEntrance to Linwood Cemetery, Columbus
CityColumbus
CountyMuscogee
StateGeorgia

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