Myrtle Hill Cemetery

Established in 1857, this cemetery on the National Register of Historic Places consists of 32 acres and six levels where more than 20,000 people are laid to rest.

With Civil War battles happening in Rome, Myrtle Hill, known as Fort Stovall, was very instrumental in the Siege of Rome. A Confederate monument atop Myrtle Hill erected by the Women of Rome stands as a memorial to the soldiers from Floyd County who gave their lives in defense of the Confederate States of America. At Confederate Park is a monument erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to the memory of General Nathan Forest for his bravery and valor in protecting the city from a siege by Yankee marauders.

A Confederate Cemetery section holds 377 soldiers - both from the north and the south – who lost their lives while here or were originally from Rome. Myrtle Hill is also home to Veterans Plaza where Charles Graves, America's Known Soldier is buried. Myrtle Hill is also the resting place of Ellen Axson Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson's wife.