Cedar Lawn Cemetery (Jackson, Mississippi)

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Established 1899 Size 75.8 acres (30.7 ha) Find a Grave Cedar Lawn Cemetery Founded 1899		Country United States No. of graves 14,147 (July 2015) Address Jackson, MS 39209, USA

Location 2434 West Capitol Street, Jackson, Mississippi Similar Greenwo Cemetery, Lakewood Memorial Park, Autumn Woods Memorial, Lakewood, Garden Memorial Park

Cedar Lawn Cemetery, also known as Cedarlawn Cemetery, was created in 1899, becoming the second official public cemetery for the city of Jackson, Mississippi.

Notable interments

Julian P. Alexander (December 7, 1887 – January 1, 1953), associate justice Supreme Court of Mississippi (1941 – 1953).

Waldo Emerson Bailey (November 16, 1896 – April 24, 1961), prominent American Consul.

Andrew Houston Longino (May 16, 1854 – February 24, 1942), 35th Governor of Mississippi, in office January 16, 1900 – January 19, 1904.

Dunbar Rowland (August 25, 1864 – November 1, 1937), prominent historian and archivist who served as Director of Mississippi Department of Archives and History for 35 years.

Flying Dutchmen

In the early years of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands. Between 1942 and 1944, the United States permitted 500 displaced Dutch aviators to train at Jackson Army Airbase, which became known as the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School. During those years, more than two dozen Dutchmen were killed in local training accidents. In recognition of their service, the City of Jackson donated a plot of ground within Cedar Lawn Cemetery to the Netherlands for burial of their dead.

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Cedar Lawn Cemetery (Jackson, Mississippi) Wikipedia

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