Cedar Lawn Cemetery (Jackson, Mississippi)

Cedar Lawn Cemetery, also known as Cedarlawn Cemetery, was created in 1899, becoming the second official public cemetery for the city of Jackson, Mississippi.[1]

Cedar Lawn Cemetery
Aerial view of Cedar Lawn Cemetery
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Established1899[1]
Location
2434 West Capitol Street,
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, U.S.
CountryUnited States
Coordinates32°19′06″N 90°13′00″W / 32.318380°N 90.216804°W / 32.318380; -90.216804
Size75.8 acres (30.7 ha)[2]
No. of graves>14,000 (July 2015)[2]
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Notable interments

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Flying Dutchmen

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Dutch memorial and grave sites in Cedar Lawn Cemetery

In the early years of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the Netherlands.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b National Register of Historic Places Inventory – Nomination Form (Greenwood Cemetery) Retrieved 2015-07-14
  2. ^ a b City of Jackson, Cemetery Division, Cedarlawn Cemetery Retrieved 2015-07-14
  3. ^ "Bratton, Theodore DuBose". Episcopal Church. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
  4. ^ Mississippi Governor Andrew Houston Longino Retrieved 2015-07-15
  5. ^ American National Biography Online – Dunbar Rowland. Retrieved 2015-07-16
  6. ^ War over Holland (1940) Retrieved 2015-07-16
  7. ^ Ward, Samuel Howard, Jackson's Flying Dutchmen: The Significance of the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School (2014). Master's Thesis. Paper 34 Retrieved 2015-07-16
  8. ^ Mississippi veterans honored on Mississippi Roads episode, Mississippi Public Broadcasting (May 8, 2014) Retrieved 2015-07-16
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