This somber ground holds roughly 1,500 African American patients of Central State Hospital, buried by number from 1911 to 1937. A 1990s restoration sparked a national memorial movement.
Cedar Lane Cemetery
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Cedar Lane Cemetery is a historical marker in Milledgeville, Baldwin County. It is one of 49 historical markers documented in Baldwin County, among 113 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.0406, -83.2208 near Milledgeville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Fort Wilkinson (historical marker), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Central Building, State Lunatic Asylum, Storehouse, State Lunatic Asylum, and Central State Hospital Cemetery 2.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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