Lee Cemetery - Camp Blanding Military Reservation, Clay County, Florida File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Fannie J. Young, yngedtn1@juno.com USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. *********************************************************************** At the time we were trying to get into Blanding to survey these cemeteries, we were told we COULD NOT visit, because some of the cemeteries were in IMPACT AREAS. If we went in, we had to have an escort to guide us so we wouldn't get hurt. Records reflect that five cemetery sites are located on the Camp Blanding Military Reservation. Four of these are civilian cemeteries and one formerly a World War II Prisoner of War Cemetery. The four civilian cemeteries were formerly associated with a church or congregation and existed on the land, which was acquired when Camp Blanding was established in 1939. During World War II, a German Prisoner of War Cemetery was established to provide a burial place for deceased prisoners of war who were detained there. This cemetery was closed 25 April, 1946 and the deceased moved to Ft. Benning Georgia National Cemetery. All of the cemeteries are marked and fenced. Access roads and trails leading to them are clear and passable. Visitors must use caution as the trails are narrow and rough and in some instances seasonal vegetation may scratch the automobile finish. Lee Cemetery 01750333 Starting from the Lowery Lake Boat Ramp, travel north east along the dirt road and cross the creek that runs into the north-west corner of Lowery Lake. Continue traveling uphill and bear to the left on a dirt road. Follow that road for approximately 300 m. until the cemetery is reached. The cemetery sits on the left hand side of the road near the top of the ridge. 25 X 20 meters SWL Benjamin C. LEE, Feb. 7, 1814 - Jan. 6, 1887 Sidney W. LEE, Aug. 3, 1891 - June 22, 1902 Isaac JARRETT, Jan. 16, 1846 - Oct. 9, 1898 James F. STEWART, 1849 - 1886 N. Wallace HEWES, 1832 - 1894 "Mother" GRIFFIS, June 12, 187? - Nov. 7, 19?? Manning GRIFFIS, Han. 3, 1814 - Aug. 13, 1886 No other info on this cemetery