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first community burial ground, Old City Cemetery gave final rest to thousands of early residents, including businessmen, socialites, soldiers, and at least one former Florida governor.
he rain had just stopped as we pulled up to Wheeler Cemetery outside of the tiny town of Kite, Georgia. The grounds contain fewer than 300 known graves, and the carving on the markers is exemplary.
Originally known as Powellsville, the little town of Burton boomed at the confluence of Dicks Creek and the Tallulah River. During the mid-1800s, the Georgia Gold Rush brought treasure hunters from around the country, and many chose to settle here as mining opportunities began to dry up.
A few hundred feet north of the main lodge on Jekyll Island, a pair of stone lions stand guard over an empty plot off Riverview Drive. The home that once stood here, Chichota Cottage, was a lavish retreat for the wealthy Gould family.
If you come across Parker Field in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, look just behind the visiting team’s bleachers. There you will find historic Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. For more than 250 years, this tiny burial grounds has given rest to nearly 250 locals.
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