The mission of Historic Clarkesville Cemetery Preservation, Inc. is to restore, enhance and preserve this important cultural landmark as a vital part of Clarkesville’s history and as a botanical sanctuary and resource for visitors and residents.
The stories are too many and too horrific to be untrue. Moses Harshaw [1794-1858], known as the meanest man alive, is one of those individuals who didn’t make life better for those in his orbit. One of the earliest white settlers to Habersham County, Harshaw migrated with his family from Burke County, North Carolina, in1822. Settling in …
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Photo: E. Lane Gresham © 2021 Photo: E. Lane Gresham © 2021Images of bath house, information, Reflections of Northeast Georgia, copyright 1997, by Barbara Whipple.Images of bath house, information, Reflections of Northeast Georgia, copyright 1997, by Barbara Whipple. Joseph S. Parker, [1858-1925] was a Clarkesville businessman. In the 1870 census 12-year-old Joseph and 11-year-old Faire were listed …
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Tri-County Advertiser – Nov. 17, 1927 Our curiosity about the original chapel located on the site of the Old Clarkesville Cemetery was satisfied a bit more after discovering this Nov. 17, 1927 column, penned by Misses Annie and Tattie Sutton. For ease of reading, we have transcribed it below. So many have shown interest in …
Len Strozier of Omega Mapping Services, Inc. explains the technology involved with ground penetrating radar. Strozier documented an estimated 235 unmarked graves at the Old Clarkesville Cemetery on May 24-25.E. Lane Gresham © 2021 It was just another day in the office for Len Strozier of Omega Mapping Services, Inc., except his office doesn’t have …
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Photo: Matthew Osborne/The Northeast GeorgianOn May 8, Habersham EMC representatives Valerie Stamey, Nicole Dover and Sarah Smagur joined HCCP, Inc. board members for a cemetery work day and to present a check. Shown, from left, are Anne Short, Kathy Walker, Valerie Stamey, Brooks Garcia, Nicole Dover, Barrie Aycock, Sarah Smagur, Diane Brown and Polly Earle. …
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