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  • Columbus, Georgia

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Columbus, Georgia. Columbus is the county seat of Muscogee County and lies on the Chattahoochee River on the border of Alabama . Official Website History Founded in 1828 by an act of the Georgia Legislature, Columbus was situated at the beginning of the navigable portion of the Chattahoochee River and on the last stretch of the ...

  • Indiana University

    Wikipedia Indiana University (IU) is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 110,000 students, including approximately 43,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 31,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI...

  • Linwood Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia

    The Old City Cemetery , also known as Linwood Cemetery, is a 28.7-acre cemetery on what is now Linwood Boulevard, in Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. It dates from 1828, when the town of Columbus was founded, or before. It appears in surveyor Edward Lloyd Thomas's original plan for the city. The cemetery consists mostly of rectangular family plots bordered by iron fences or walls made of bri...

  • Ohio State University

    Wikipedia =The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a public research university in Columbus, Ohio.Founded in 1870, as a land-grant university and ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862, the university was originally know as the Ohio Agriculture and Mechanical College.The college began with a focus on training students in various agricultural and m...

  • Columbus, Ohio

    Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Columbus, Ohio. Official Website Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County. The "Burough of Columbus" was officially established on February 10, 1816. Nine people were elected to fill the various positions of Mayor, Treasurer, and several others. In 1816-1817, Jarvis W. Pike would serve as the 1st Mayor. Although the recent Wa...

  • Hillside Cemetery, Columbus, Wisconsin

    Columbus Democrat, May 24, 1872: The upper portion of the present cemetery was laid out in 1846. The land was given to the township by Mrs. Lewis Ludington and was surveyed by Mr.James T. Lewis (later governor of Wisconsin) and Squire Topplif. Many additions followed over the years. Squire Allen was the first burial in 1845. Many of the early burials are unmarked. Interment.net This cemete...

  • Battle of Columbus, Georgia (April, 1865), US Civil War

    The Battle of Columbus, Georgia (April 16, 1865), was the last conflict in the Union campaign through Alabama and Georgia, known as Wilson's Raid, in the final full month of the American Civil War. Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson had been ordered to destroy the city of Columbus as a major Confederate manufacturing center. He exploited enemy confusion when troops from both sides crowded on to the sam...

  • Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio

    On August 2nd, 1848, a group of local leaders met to form the Green Lawn Cemetery Association. Through the spring of 1849 a charter was granted, 84 acres were acquired from local ranchers, and landscape gardener Howard Daniels was hired to plan the cemetery. The intent of this effort was to replace earlier cemeteries in the city which had become landlocked, where near the river, and were near...

  • Franklin University

    Franklin University is a private university with its main campus in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1902 to serve the needs of adult students. On-site courses are offered at the university's campus in Columbus' Discovery District. However, most students take courses online. The university has over 25 location centers in the Midwestern United States and a majority online population. Wikipedia

  • Fort Benning

    Fort Benning is a United States Army post near Columbus, Georgia, adjacent to the Alabama–Georgia border. Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees on a daily basis. It is a power projection platform, and possesses the capability to deploy combat-ready forces by air, rail, and highway. Fort Benning i...

  • Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio

    After the Civil War, the U.S. government closed the [Camp Chase] and dismantled the prison barracks and other buildings. The government continued to lease the cemetery property, and finally purchased the two-acre site in 1879. The cemetery fell into disrepair, receiving little funding for maintenance until after 1886 when Congress appropriated some money to erect a stone wall around the cemeter...

  • Evergreen Burial Park, Columbus, Ohio

    The cemetery is located on the west side of Woodlawn Avenue about 0.2 miles south of its intersection with E 17th Avenue. The cemetery was established in 1926 and is 35 acres in size. The cemetery is located in Mifflin Township, Franklin County, Ohio, and is # 3599 ( Evergreen Cemetery ) in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003", compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society. The cemetery is registered with t...

  • Eastlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio

    The cemetery is located on the east side of Woodland Avenue between East 17th Street and Woodland Avenue. The cemetery is 20.91 acres in size and was established in 1923, although some stones predate 1923. The cemetery is located in Mifflin Township, Franklin County, Ohio, and is # 3589 (Eastlawn Cemetery) in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003", compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society. The U.S. Geo...

  • Columbus Bullies

    The Columbus Bullies were a professional football team founded by Dean Carter in Columbus, Ohio in 1938. The Bullies started out as a member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA) in 1939. Later, in 1940, the Bullies joined the Cincinnati Bengals and Milwaukee Chiefs in leaving the APFA and becoming charter members of a new American Football League. Playing in Red Bird Stadium...

  • Columbus Corners Cemetery, Columbus, New York

    Residing on gently rolling hills, Columbus Corners Cemetery is located in Columbus, Chenango County, New York. The cemetery was formally known as Lambs Corners Cemetery and was established in 1867. Find a Grave New York Gen Web

  • Mercer University

    Wikipedia =Mercer University=Mercer University is the oldest private university in Georgia; its main campus is in Macon, Georgia, United States.Mercer enrolls more than 8,500 students in 12 colleges and schools: liberal arts, business, engineering, education, music, continuing and professional studies, law, theology, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, and health professions. Mercer undergraduates enj...

  • St. Anthony Catholic Church Cemetery, Columbus, Texas

    The cemetery is located on 1602 Bowie Street, Columbus, Colorado County, Texas. Find a Grave Colorado County History - St. Anthony Cemetery

  • Mountain View Cemetery, Columbus, Montana

    Established in 1903, the Mountain View Cemetery is currently under the care of the City of Columbus. The cemetery is located one mile west of town on Highway 10. The cemetery is divided into three areas: the Old Addition, the North Addition, and the East Addition. Current burial information can be acquired at the City Hall office between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm, Monday through Friday. You ma...

  • Riverdale Cemetery, Columbus, Georgia

    This project is for those buried in Riverdale Cemetery, Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia. Riverdale Cemetery was established in 1890 as availability of plots at Linwood Cemetery became scarce. The brick building was erected in 1915, featuring a chapel and housing for the sexton flanking an arched passageway for funeral processions, and topped by a bell tower. Today, Riverdale is the largest ...

  • Union Cemetery,Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, 43212 USA

    Union Cemetery,Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio, 43212 USA : Find a Grave Fax: 614 267-1024. Please note that Amaranth Abbey Mausoleum is a separate listing, although the Abbey and burial records are now maintained by Union Cemetery. The cemetery is operated by the Union Cemetery Association, which was created in 1878. The cemetery is managed as a single entity with two physically separate...

  • Columbus State University

    Wikipedia =Columbus State University is a public institution of higher learning located in Columbus, Georgia. Founded as Columbus College in 1958, the university was established and is administered by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.