RICHMOND COUNTY, GA - CEMETERY Walker Family

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The Walker Family Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia



In 1817, the year he became the first elected mayor of
Augusta, Georgia, Freeman Walker acquired 400 acres of
land, of which seventy-two acres was sold to the
Federal government for construction of an arsenal with
one-acre to be retained for a family cemetery. This
cemetery is still in use today by descendants of the
Walker Family and is located on Arsenal Avenue adjacent
to the campus of Augusta State University. 



George Walker, a distinguished state legislator, was
the first recorded burial (1804) in the cemetery. Since
that time, many descendents of the brothers Freeman and
Valentine Walker have been buried here. The Walker
Cemetery roster includes military leaders, legislators,
educators, physicians, as well as Augustans from all
walks of life .     



In 1826, Freeman Walker was interred in the Walker
Family Cemetery.  Noted poet and personal friend
Richard Henry Wilde wrote his epitaph.  In tribute to
this famous Georgian, Walker County in the northern
part of the state was named for him.



For over 200 years, Walker family descendents have
undertaken the task of maintaining the graves,
monuments and grounds of the cemetery . Thanks to their
efforts, this valuable slice of Augusta history will
continue to honor and memorialize the Walker Family and
their descendents for another 200 years.



The cemetery is open by appointment only.