Historic Linwood Cemetery

Historic Linwood Cemetery is an outdoor museum of 19th Century stone carvings. There are many monuments and headstones in this cemetery that are signed by the artisans who carved them. Some of the carvers were local and had businesses in Columbus but some had national fame. In 1828 when Columbus first began, its citizens were buried exclusively in Linood Cemetery and many family plots from those years are still receiving burials. Some notable citizens buried here are Dr. John S. Pemberton, discoverer of Coca Cola, Gen. Henry L. Benning, for whom Fort Benning is named, and Augusta Howard, founder of Georgia's Women Suffrage Association. Strolling among the huge elaborate monuments, the old worn tablets, the crumbling brick walls, and the simple stones and slabs, one is able to read carved in stone the history of the city and the region. Linwood Cemetery is a city cemetery, and through a Memorandum of Understanding with the city, Historic Linwood Foundation is dedicated to preserving this history through restoration and conservation efforts of the stones, fencing and walls in the cemetery. Tours are available on request. Call 706-321-8285. Hours 9:00 - 3:30 Mon-Fri