Old State Cemetery
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N 38° 57.506 W 089° 05.590
16S E 318634 N 4314247
Burial ground for four state officials.
Waymark Code: WM4ZZV
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Special.Ed
Views: 14

Marker Text:

OLD STATE CEMETERY
The Illinois General Assembly authorized Governor Edward Coles in 1823 to convey to Vandalia one and one-half acres for a state burial ground. Here were buried four members of the legislature and several state officials who died while in office. The monument erected by the state is in adjoining South Hill Cemetery.

County: Fayette County

Historical Society: The Illinois State Historical Society

Dedication Date: 1954/01/01

Location: Edwards St. & 3rd St., Vandalia

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