- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Locust Grove Cemetery
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Sepulchral monuments--Georgia--Taliaferro County
Cemeteries--Georgia--Taliaferro County
Trees--Georgia--Georgia--Taliaferro County
Historic sites--Georgia--Taliaferro County
Catholics--Tombs--Georgia--Taliaferro County
Extinct cities--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Taliaferro County, 33.56609, -82.87876
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The first Catholic community in Georgia was established at Locust Grove, near modern-day Sharon, in the early 1790s. All that remains of the settlement today is a cemetery in Taliaferro County.
Photograph of the Locust Grove Cemetery, located in Taliaferro County, Georgia. A curved stone grave stands in the foreground among several mature trees. Several smaller graves stand in the background.
The first Catholic community in Georgia was established at Locust Grove, near modern-day Sharon, in the early 1790s. All that remains of the settlement today is this cemetery. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/catholic-church/m-9022/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Catholic Diocese of Savannah Archives
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/catholic-church
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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