Bibb County GaArchives Photo Place.....Linwood Cemetery Sign June 25, 2005
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James W. Allen jallen46@cox.net June 25, 2005, 6:26 pm

Source:             Linwood Cemetery
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This is a photograph of the Linwood cemetery sign that is located on the 
Walnut Street Extension in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia.  The sign says 
Discover Linwood Historic Cemetery, Est. 1800's.  See the Historic Afro-
American Cemetery Now!  Before it's too late to see it.  WE CARE GROUP.

Additional Comments:
The Linwood cemetery is one of the largest black cemeteries in Bibb County.  
It has never been documented before that I am aware of and could not find any 
documentation.  Mercer University students, under the leadership of Professor 
Randy Harshbarger, endeavored to write a tribute to fifteen (15) individuals 
who contributed to the Pleasant Hill Community or touched the lives of people 
in this community in an extraordinary way.  The undertaking by the Mercer 
students was put in booklet form and was named "Climbing The Hill" a tribute 
to Sons and Daughters of Pleasant Hill.
     The Pleasant Hill Community are in the process, though it's going slow, 
of cleaning the Linwood cemetery.  There are several well recognized names 
from the Pleasant Hill community who are buried in this cemetery.  Some of 
these individuals gained recognition from deeds they accomplished during their 
lifetime.  There is a Medal of Honor recipient, Rodney Maxwell Davis as well 
as the first black man killed in World War II from Macon, Bibb County, 
Georgia.  He was at Pearl Harbor and was killed in the assault by the Japanese 
on that fateful day.  He was George Vining and he gave the sacrifice no family 
wants to be notified about at home.  I will be telling some of the stories of 
these individuals as I enter them.

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