Cedar Lawn Cemetery, also known as Cedarlawn Cemetery, was created in 1899, becoming the second official public cemetery for the city of
Jackson, Mississippi
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Notable interments
* Julian P. Alexander (1887–1953), associate justice Supreme Court of Mississippi
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(1941–53).
* Waldo Emerson Bailey (1896–1961), American Consul
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.
* Theodore DuBose Bratton (1862–1944), served as Bishop of Mississippi in The Episcopal Church
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from 1903 until 1938.
* Myra Hamilton Green (1924–2002), Mississippi artist who specialized in portraits and still life.
* Andrew Houston Longino (1854–1942), 35th Governor of Mississippi
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, in office 1900–04.
* Dunbar Rowland
Dunbar Rowland (August 25, 1864 − November 1, 1937) was an American attorney, archivist, and historian who served as the first director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History from 1902 until his death in 1937. (1864–1937), historian and archivist who served as Director of Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) is a state agency founded in 1902. It is the official archive of the Mississippi Government.
Location
The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is located at 200 North St., Jackson, ...
for 35 years.
Flying Dutchmen
In the early years of World War II
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, Nazi Germany
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occupied the Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
. Between 1942 and 1944, the United States
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permitted 500 displaced Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
** Dutch people as an ethnic group ()
** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship ()
** Dutch language ()
* In specific terms, i ...
aviators to train at Jackson Army Airbase
Hawkins Field is a joint civil-military public airport in Jackson, Mississippi. It is owned by the City of Jackson and operated by the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 call ...
, 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.Mississippi veterans honored on ''Mississippi Roads'' episode, Mississippi Public Broadcasting (May 8, 2014)
Retrieved 2015-07-16
See also
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Begraafplaats Cedar Lawn
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References
External links
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Mississippi Department of Archives and History{{sndA Sense of Place (Aviation in Mississippi: Jackson's ''Flying Dutchmen'')Retrieved 2015-07-15.
Cemeteries in Mississippi
Buildings and structures in Jackson, Mississippi
1899 establishments in Mississippi
Cemeteries established in the 1890s