Early Settlers of Midway - Midway, GA
N 31° 48.366 W 081° 25.845
17R E 459227 N 3519024
A marble tablet on the wall of the historic Midway Cemetery commemorates the early settlers of the town of Midway, Georgia.
Waymark Code: WMJ04E
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 09/03/2013
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The marble tablet reads:
This wall restored by the
Georgia Society
of
Colonial Dames of America
1915
In commemoration of the virtues
and valor of the early settlers
of Midway
The following information about the Midway Cemetery is from the Roadside Georgia website:
"Started in 1754 by the Puritans who settled the community of Midway, the Midway Cemetery is a traditional walled cemetery of the time. Within these walls the story of the small community between the Ogeechee and Altamaha Rivers comes to life in the graves of the men and women buried here. Probably the most famous person in the cemetery is James Screven, a hero of the American Revolution who was honored by having a county named after him. He was an early Radical leader from St. John's Parish."