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This cemetery grew from land donated in 1887 by businessman A. G. Williamson, one of six orphaned brothers who gave the community its name; their family's marble mausoleum is on the National Register.
Historical Marker
Orphans Cemetery (1999)
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About this site
Orphans Cemetery is a historical marker in Eastman, Dodge County, erected in 1999. It is one of 6 historical markers documented in Dodge County, among 47 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 32.2079, -83.2161 near Eastman. The nearest cataloged historic site is Williamson Mausoleum at Orphans Cemetery (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Orphans Cemetery, Evans Cemetery, and Rosa Lee Cemetery.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Also at or near Eastman, Dodge County
“Orphans Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Dodge County. This page is the historical marker erected in 1999 in Eastman. The others:
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