Myrtle Hill Cemetery Essay

Rome, Georgia is a beautiful area and embodies a rich portion of Georgia’s history. Hargrove, Mitchell, and Lumpkin, some of the founders of Rome, are buried in the area. Mitchell was the founder who suggested the naming the fledgling town after the great city of Rome. The small town mirrored the great city with the seven hills and the great river running through it. A marker is found at the Myrtle Hill Cemetery, but no record of his funeral or burial can be found; without exhuming the grave, no one will ever no with certainty whether it is honoring him as a founder or his actual grave. Lumpkin, another founder, is buried at the original city cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery. Rome hosted several Civil War era Confederate Army bases, one was found in the center of Myrtle Hill, and was a munitions store. The base has since been covered and turned into the mausoleum of Doctor Robert Battey, but the cave that stored the weaponry still exists within the mountain.

Cemeteries are free to enter, making a visit budget friendly for teachers with large groups. Often times there is much information that can be found to teach about some of the more notable people buried. As with the Myrtle Hill Cemetery, there are information signs that also have QR codes to scan with additional information about the area and those buried. Many people find it interesting to try and find the oldest grave; this could be an entertaining and informative activity for the children in your class. The children could find the oldest grave and either write a creative story about what their life was like or research their actual life to write about. The monuments are also quite informative about the life and death of those buried. Children could be asked to design their own monument or write a poem to memorialize those who died in defense of our