Eliza L. Hirsh Obelisk - Riverdale Cemetery - Columbus, Georgia
N 32° 27.042 W 084° 58.650
16S E 690112 N 3592195
This Obelisk is located in the Historic Riverdale Cemetery in Columbus, Georgia. The entrance to the cemetery is located at the intersection of 10th Avenue and Victory Drive.
Waymark Code: WM4W2T
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2008
Views: 5
The Riverdale Cemetery was opened in 1890 when the availability of lots at Linwood Cemetery, the oldest institution of the Columbus city government, was becoming scarce. At that time, the city acquired additional property on 10th. Avenue which became Riverdale Cemetery. Many citizens who have contributed significantly to the development and history of Columbus are buried here. Through the years, special sections have been marked at the cemetery, including the American Legion for veterans of the armed forces, a separate area for Spanish-American War veterans highlighted by a monument to the Maine, two sections for members of the Jewish community, and an area of miniature lots called ‘Baby Land’. In addition, a monument resembling a circus tent was placed by the Kennedy Circus in Section 1 to memorialize those killed in a 1915 accident involving a circus train from the Con T. Kennedy Shows and a Central of Georgia passenger train.
Riverdale Cemetery is very large and contains thousands of graves. It has been in continuous operation since 1890 with burials taking place on a regular basis in well established family plots. With most sections already full or reserved, there is little room left for expansion in Riverdale.
The inscription on the obelisk reads:
Eliza L. Hirsh
Boren in Covington, Louisana
December 25, 1852
Died in Columbus, Ga.
May 4, 1916
Date Created/Placed: 1916
Address: Riverdale Cemetery
10th Avenue at Victory Drive
Columbus, Georgia
Height: 15 feet
Illuminated: Not Listed
Website: Not listed
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