Rome, Georgia -
Tomb of the Known Soldier
Charles Graves was buried and dug up several times before he came here, as a counterpoint to the Unknown Soldier buried outside of Washington, DC. The only grave we've ever seen guarded by bronze machine guns.
- Address:
- Myrtle St., Rome, GA
- Directions:
- In Myrtle Hill Cemetery. The tomb is at the corner of Myrtle St. and Hwy 53/S. Broad St., which is on the southwest side of the city, just south of the river.
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"Tomb of the Known Soldier" Grave site of Charles Graves, the national "Known" soldier, who
was killed and buried in during World War I in France. His body was later disinterred and moved to the
United States, selected to be buried at Arlington Cemetery
alongside the Unknown Soldier. His mother refused to let the government have
the body and had it brought home to Rome, GA. He was buried in the family plot, but subsequently dug up by American Legion members and reburied at Myrtle Hill Cemetery. His grave is the center of the New Veterans Walk Way at Myrtle Hill Cemetery. [Steve Rood, 08/04/2001]
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