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The town cemetery of Portal is best known as the resting place of Dr. Leila Denmark (1898-2012), a pioneering Georgia pediatrician who helped develop an early vaccine against whooping cough. She continued practicing medicine past the age of 100, and at her death at 114 she ranked among the oldest people in the world.
Portal Cemetery is a cemetery in Portal, Bulloch County. It is one of 72 cemeteries documented in Bulloch County, among 134 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.5304, -81.9352 near Portal. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stewart Stores (historic place), about 0.6 miles away. Others within a short drive include Stewart, Dr. James A., House, Scarboro Grove Cemetery, and Nichols Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
The town cemetery of Portal is best known as the resting place of Dr. Leila Denmark (1898-2012), a pioneering Georgia pediatrician who helped develop an early vaccine against whooping cough. She continued practicing medicine past the age of 100, and at her death at 114 she ranked among the oldest people in the world.
Sources: findagrave.com
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