6th Grade Georgia History Students Visit Myrtle Hill Cemetery
Saturday, October 26, 2013
| By Joey Rice
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Students enjoyed the rich history of Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Rome, Ga. It is the final resting place of more than 20,000 people including Colonel Alfred Shorter, fallen soldiers from several Civil War battles, a First Lady of the United States (Ellen Axson WIlson, who was the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson) and many founders of the city of Rome. Myrtle Hill Cemetery covers 32 acres and six terraces.
