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Laurel Grove Cemetery

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Although planned as early as 1818, Laurel Grove first opened for burials in 1853. Administrators of Laurel Grove have recently begun an ambitious plan to computerize the cemetery's burial records.
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Politician and businessman, co-founded and served as first president of the Central Railroad and Banking Company (now the
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Alfred L. Brophy, "The Road to the Gettysburg Address," Florida State University Law Review 43 (2016):831, 848.
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With lush plantings and beautifully carved stones, both sections of Laurel Grove Cemetery resemble more famous
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Laurel Grove Cemetery, An Account of its Dedication ... Delivered on the 10th of November, 1852 ...
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Child murder victim and inspiration for the song "Delia's Gone", buried in an unmarked grave
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Nicknamed "the Waving Girl", the unofficial greeter of all ships entering and leaving the
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Chief of engineers for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
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Confederate States Army officer and historian of the Confederacy
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Businessman and Confederate captain of the Oklawaha Rangers
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American civil rights leader and president of the Savannah
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Thomas Jr., Kenneth H.; Osvald, Karen E. (June 24, 1983).
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Builder, prominent in the antebellum form around Savannah
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officer, carpenter; oversaw the construction of the third
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National Register of Historic Places in Savannah, Georgia
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Mayor of Savannah for eight terms before and after the
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five times. Later served as commanding general of the
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Master builder; constructed what is now known as the
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Laurel Grove Cemetery is located in the United States
Laurel Grove Cemetery is located in Georgia
Savannah
Georgia
United States
32°03′56″N 81°06′30″W / 32.06548°N 81.10833°W / 32.06548; -81.10833
78000972
83000187
Savannah
Georgia
Confederate
American Civil War
Henry Rootes Jackson
Victorian
Green-Wood
New York City
Père Lachaise
Paris
National Register of Historic Places
Edward Clifford Anderson Sr.
American Civil War
Confederate States Army
Reconstruction
George Wayne Anderson Jr.
American Civil War
Republican Blues
Lebanon plantation
Confederate politician

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