Elmwood Cemetery
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Historical marker on the grounds of Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, TN
Waymark Code: WM9HND
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2010
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Inscription reads:
"Elmwood Cemetery was established on August 28, 1852. Buried here are Memphis pioneer families: 14 Confederate generals; victims of the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1878; Governors Isham G. Harris and James C. Jones; U.S. Senators Kenneth D. McKellar, Thomas B. Turley, and Stephen Adams, who succeeded Jefferson Davis in the Senate; E.H. Crump, prominent political leader for decades, along with 21 other mayors of Memphis; and Robert Church, the South's first black millionaire."
If you stop by when the office is open, for $10 fee, you get a map and CD in order to tour the cemetery. There are markers around the cemetery to help guide you on where to go and where to stop to hear more tables. The driving tour takes about 1 hour.
Elmwood is an 80 acre cemetery that is also an official Bird Sanctuary and Arboretum. There are many oaks, magnolias and elms on the property.
Marker Name: Elmwood Cemetery
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Park
Marker Number: Marker Number 4E 72
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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Visit Instructions:
At minimum, your visit must consist of a picture of the marker itself or anything referenced on the marker plus additional information you may have learned about the waymark topic. (You and your GPS receiver do not need to be in the picture, but can.)