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Cedar Hill Cemetery is the principal burial ground of Dawson, the seat of Terrell County, with well over 5,000 recorded interments. Among those laid to rest here is Wayland Flowers (1939-1988), the entertainer and puppeteer famous for his comic partner 'Madame,' who was a Dawson native. The cemetery is also the resting place of James Mathews Griggs (1861-1910), a Georgia jurist who went on to serve in the United States House of Representatives.
Cedar Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Dawson, Terrell County. It is one of 40 cemeteries documented in Terrell County, among 53 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 31.7658, -84.4441 near Dawson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Terrell County Courthouse (courthouse), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include To The Memory of James Mathews Griggs, Terrell County, and Dawson Woman's Clubhouse.
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Cedar Hill Cemetery is the principal burial ground of Dawson, the seat of Terrell County, with well over 5,000 recorded interments. Among those laid to rest here is Wayland Flowers (1939-1988), the entertainer and puppeteer famous for his comic partner 'Madame,' who was a Dawson native. The cemetery is also the resting place of James Mathews Griggs (1861-1910), a Georgia jurist who went on to serve in the United States House of Representatives.
Sources: findagrave.com
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