Georgetown Cemetery (Georgetown, Kentucky)
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2023) |
| Georgetown Cemetery | |
|---|---|
 Confederate Soldier Memorial. | |
 | |
| Details | |
| Location | |
Georgetown Cemetery located in
George W. Johnson. Other famous politicians buried in the cemetery are James Campbell Cantrill, a Democratic nominee for Governor, Lieutenant Governor James E. Cantrill, Secretary of State of Kentucky James P. Lewis
, and former Georgetown Mayor Charles Lenahan.
Georgetown Cemetery has a Confederate Soldier Memorial dedicated to Rebel soldiers that died during the American Civil War. Soldiers inscribed on the memorial are WM. Simons, W. Hall, J.J. Hensly, WM. Sutton, Capt. John Black, WM Tanchill, Bryan Fitzpatrick, B.C. Wootten, and WM Wood. Other notable people buried at the cemetery are U.S. Chess Champion, Jackson Showalter and two famous artists: Will Hunleigh a landscape artist, and equine artist, Edward Troye.
It also is the burial site of a murder victim known originally as "Tent Girl" who was later identified as Barbara Ann Hackmann Taylor in 1998.[1]
See also
References
- ^ O'neill, Helen (2008-03-30). "Amateur sleuths restore identity to the dead". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
External links
