Old City Cemetery (Linwood Cemetery), Columbus, GA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

This is a large, historic cemetery located in Columbus, GA. There are several thousand graves located in this cemetery. There are also 3 historic markers located at the cemetery. Refer to the Ga. Historic Marker waymarks for more information.

A part of the 1828 plan of Columbus, Linwood contains graves of pioneer citizens and their descendents, as well as the tombs of some 200 Confederate soldiers. Among those buried here are Anna Caroline Benning (1853-1935), who formed the `Columbus Committee` of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Georgia; General Henry L. Benning (1814-1875), Confederate leader for whom the military post was named; industrialist and philanthropist W.C. Bradley (1863-1947); Dr. Edwin DeGraffenried (1798-1871), one of the city`s original five commissioners; Noble Leslie DeVotie (1838-1861), Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity founder; Helen Augusta Howard (1865-1934), founder of the Georgia Woman Suffrage Association; Ulysses Lewis (1799-1856), city`s first intendant and kinsman of George Washington; pharmacist John S. Pemberton (1831-1888), originator of the formula for Coca-Cola; the Reverend Dr. Lovick Pierce (1785-1879), the `Nestor of Southern Methodism`; Philip T. Shutze (1890-1982), 20th century neo-classical architect; Springer Opera House founder Francis J. Springer (1834-1882); and physician-poet Francis O. Ticknor (1822-1874). Named for Ernest Linwood (1856), a novel by Caroline Lee Hentz, the cemetery was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Street address: Linwood Blvd Columbus, GA USA 31901 County / Borough / Parish: Muscogee County Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1825-1849 Historic function: Funerary / Cemetery Current function: Funerary / Cemetery Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2008 To: 12/31/2008 Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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