Lafayette Cemetery - Lafayette, AL
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N 32° 53.844 W 085° 23.702
16S E 650110 N 3641054
Marker describes the beginnings of the Lafayette cemetery and some of its famous burials.
Waymark Code: WMK3YV
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 02/09/2014
Views: 4
Marker Text:
Lafayette Cemetery, also known as Westview, began in 1934 with the death of Miss Sarah Gipson. Many early pioneers and veterans of East Alabama are buried here including Revolutionary War Patriot Capt. Alexander Dunn, Col. Charles McLemore, Confederate soldier Elliott H. Muse, Senator Thomas Heflin, and Edmonia, a servant to the Allen family. The pavilion was constructed in 1903 in the oldest section of the cemetery for the Confederate Memorial Day programs. The Owen K. McLemore Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, led by Sarah Marable Grace, marked all known soldier's graves. There are many examples of the gray-green tombstones attributed to William "Rock" Jackson. His artistic lettering and designs were Masonic in origin.
Marker Name: Lafayette Cemetery Chambers County
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Erected by the Volunteer Cemetery Group.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2012
Marker Number: Not Listed
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