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Alston Family Cemetery - May 2023 Towns County, GA |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2023) |
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Alston Family Cemetery - May 2023 Towns County, GA |
All Text & Images: Copyright (2023) |
| The Alston Family Cemetery is a small burial place on an overgrown knoll near the old Mountain Scene community of Towns County. It contains three known graves, only one of which is identified by a carved stone. The other two graves are marked by plain field stones. This cemetery is on private property. |
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| Base of broken gravestone of Charlie B. Alston (1820-1899). Side lighting enhanced the lettering in the sunny conditions that were poor for photography. |
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| Top of broken gravestone of Charlie Alston. It's been lying in a position conducive to moss growth, making it more difficult to read. |
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| Footstone of Charlie B. Alston. |
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| One of the two field stone grave markers. This is the grave of either Euphan (Fannie) Wilson Alston (1807-1851), or Mrs. Henry {Long} Alston (1786 {or 1791}-1845), the mother of Charlie and Euphan. |
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| The other of the two field stone grave markers. This is the grave of either Euphan (Fannie) Wilson Alston (1807-1851), or Mrs. Henry {Long} Alston (1786 {or 1791}-1845), the mother of Charlie and Euphan. This grave was bordered by the remains of some timbers and handmade brick. |
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| Just below the cemetery knoll is a nice view up toward Unicoi Gap. |