St. Andrew’s Cemetery Historical Marker
N 31° 22.763 W 081° 25.032
17R E 460329 N 3471723
St. Andrew’s Cemetery Historical Marker on Ga Hwy 99 1.4 miles East of US 17 in Darien, Ga
Waymark Code: WM1PZ9
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2007
Views: 20
“At the end of this avenue, on high land overlooking the creeks and marshes, Thomas Spalding of Sapelo established his family burial ground. For many years the Spaldings and their kinsmen were buried there.
In 1867, Charles Spalding, son of Thomas Spalding, gave to Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Darien the land surrounding the family plot, to be used perpetually as a cemetery. On February 20, 1876, the Right Reverend Dr. Beckwith, Bishop of Georgia, consecrated the ground now known as St. Andrew’s Cemetery.
095-15 Georgia Historical Commission 1957”
Type of Marker: Highway
Marker #: 095-15
Date: 1957
Sponsor: Not listed
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