Cedar Lawn Cemetery, also known as Cedarlawn Cemetery, was created in 1899, becoming the second official public cemetery for the city of Jackson, Mississippi.[1]
| Cedar Lawn Cemetery | |
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.jpg) Aerial view of Cedar Lawn Cemetery | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1899[1] |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 32°19′06″N 90°13′00″W / 32.318380°N 90.216804°W |
| Size | 75.8 acres (30.7 ha)[2] |
| No. of graves | >14,000 (July 2015)[2] |
| Find a Grave | Cedar Lawn Cemetery |
| The Political Graveyard | Cedar Lawn Cemetery |
Notable interments
edit- Julian P. Alexander (1887–1953), associate justice Supreme Court of Mississippi (1941–53).
- Waldo Emerson Bailey (1896–1961), American Consul.
- Theodore DuBose Bratton (1862–1944), served as Bishop of Mississippi in The Episcopal Church from 1903 until 1938.[3]
- Myra Hamilton Green (1924–2002), Mississippi artist who specialized in portraits and still life.
- Andrew Houston Longino (1854–1942), 35th Governor of Mississippi, in office 1900–04.[4]
- Dunbar Rowland (1864–1937), historian and archivist who served as Director of Mississippi Department of Archives and History for 35 years.[5]
Flying Dutchmen
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In the early years of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands.[6] Between 1942 and 1944, the United States permitted 500 displaced Dutch aviators to train at Jackson Army Airbase, which became known as the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School.[7] During those years, more than two dozen Dutchmen were killed in local training accidents. In recognition of their service, the City of Jackson donated a plot of ground within Cedar Lawn Cemetery to the Netherlands for burial of their dead.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form (Greenwood Cemetery) Retrieved 2015-07-14
- ^ a b City of Jackson, Cemetery Division, Cedarlawn Cemetery Retrieved 2015-07-14
- ^ "Bratton, Theodore DuBose". Episcopal Church. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ Mississippi Governor Andrew Houston Longino Retrieved 2015-07-15
- ^ American National Biography Online – Dunbar Rowland. Retrieved 2015-07-16
- ^ War over Holland (1940) Retrieved 2015-07-16
- ^ Ward, Samuel Howard, Jackson's Flying Dutchmen: The Significance of the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School (2014). Master's Thesis. Paper 34 Retrieved 2015-07-16
- ^ Mississippi veterans honored on Mississippi Roads episode, Mississippi Public Broadcasting (May 8, 2014) Retrieved 2015-07-16