Columbus' First Jewish Cemetery – HCC - Muscogee County
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N 32° 28.623 W 084° 59.076
16S E 689389 N 3595104
Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, GA.
Waymark Code: WM381V
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2008
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Columbus' First Jewish Cemetery
Since Biblical times when Abraham purchased land to bury his wife Sarah, it has been considered a religious obligation for Jews to set aside land for interring their dead. Often before congregations were established burial societies were formed to perform this sacred act. This site, established by Reform congregation Temple B'nai Israel, is the first burial ground in Columbus for members of the Jewish Faith. The first burial was in 1852. Louis Haiman, famous Civil War arms maker for the Confederacy, is interred here as are ancestors of many prominent Columbus families. Jewish burial traditions continue today in the city's Riverdale Cemetery.
Erected by the Historic Columbus Foundation and the
Historic Chattachooche Commission 1998
Type of Marker: Park
Date: 1998
Sponsor: Historic Columbus Foundation Inc and the Historic Chattahoochess Commission
Marker #: Not listed
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