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Walker Memorial Park is a historically African American cemetery on Laney-Walker Boulevard, in the heart of Augusta's historic Black community. It contains several thousand graves and remains an active burial ground for the surrounding neighborhood. Singer Alfa Anderson is among those interred here.
Walker Memorial Park is a cemetery in Augusta, Richmond County. It is one of 60 cemeteries documented in Richmond County, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.4545, -81.9337 near Augusta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Signal Corps Aviation School (historical marker), about 0.8 miles away. Others within a short drive include FitzSimons-Hampton House, Cedar Grove Cemetery, and Home of Governor Telfair.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Walker Memorial Park is a historically African American cemetery on Laney-Walker Boulevard, in the heart of Augusta's historic Black community. It contains several thousand graves and remains an active burial ground for the surrounding neighborhood. Singer Alfa Anderson is among those interred here.
Sources: findagrave.com
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