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Cemetery:           Strathy Hall Cemetery
Name:               Listing Burials
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STRATHY HALL CEMETERY, Richmond Hill, Georgia, Bryan
County, Hwy 144 east, Go into Strathy Hall subdivision
using the second entrance which is Strathy Hall Road
Circle,  cemetery is in a wooded area behind a green water
tank on the left.  This is an African-American cemetery.

STRATHY HALL CEMETERY HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: The cemetery
was originally part of a plantation run by Cap. James
McKay.  The plantation was named after his uncle’s home in
Strathnaver, Scotland.  The main house has since been known
as  Strathy House after McKay’s death in 1785.  The
property and WhiteHall plantation were divided between 2
daughters and grandchildren.  George Washington McAllister
later bought the plantation and operated it until his death
in 1850.  His son, Joseph McAllister, then operated it from
1850 until his death in 1864 at the Battle of Trevillion
started  during the Civil War.  Ft. McAllister is named
after the McAllister family.  The main house and Ft.
McAllister are on the National Registry of Historic Places.
This cemetery, the Rice Mill, and the associated rice
fields will be submitted for inclusion in the Registry.
The land this cemetery is situated on was originally set
aside for the burial of slaves from the plantation.  It
continued as an active cemetery for the African-American
community until the 1970s.  Descendants of the slaves of
the McAllister family wish to restore and preserve the
Strathy Hall Cemetery.  The property has been surveyed and
mapped by an independent local land surveyor.  The well
that provides water for the subdivision was actually dug on
cemetery property and also includes the fence and tank that
you see to your right.  Various other structures and large
amounts of debris have been removed from the cemetery.
Hopefully, now that much of the property has been restored,
this valuable piece of local history will not be lost
through every generation to preserve the past for the
future. 

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