Sunset Hill Cemetery, located northwest of the intersection of North Oak Street and West Mary Street, is the oldest cemetery in
Valdosta, Georgia
Valdosta is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, Lowndes County in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. As the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area, Valdosta metropolitan statistical area, ...
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Notable burials
These are some of the notable people interred in the cemetery:
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Ellis Clary
Ellis Clary (September 11, 1916 – June 2, 2000), nicknamed "Cat", was an American professional baseball player, coach and scout. Born in Valdosta, Georgia, he threw and batted right-handed, stood tall, and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg). He ...
(1916–2000). MLB player
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Jack Rudolph (1938–2019). Professional football player
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Colonel William S. West (1849–1914). Builder of
The Crescent (also listed as a National Historic Landmark in Lowndes County) and US Senator.
History
The cemetery was established in 1861 when former local postmaster Charles Ogden Force donated to the city for this purpose. It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
on September 10, 2004.
See also
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References
External links
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Sunset Hill Cemetery
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* {{GNIS, 323771
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
Geography of Lowndes County, Georgia
1861 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
National Register of Historic Places in Lowndes County, Georgia