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This cache was created by LaFavorite Cacher and RobertoCache. It has been adopted and monitored by ckirbee.
Cache is hidden on the edge of an old cemetery. Parking available nearby the entrance to cemetery or within a short walking distance. The cache is accessible outside of the fence. Please bring your own pen
Follow the stairs up to the hidden cemetery (circa 1823 - 1935) which sits on a hill near the intersection of Satellite Boulevard and Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road. Feel free to explore graveyard. There are about 32 resting places and it is said to be the resting place of a Revolutionary War veteran and several from the Civil War. William Andrew Lockridge, a colonel in the Continental Army, along with a handful of Confederate soldiers are said to be buried here. William Andrew was the first Lockridge to settle in the Suwanee area. It is said the land (2,000 acres) was granted to him in payment for his military service to the nation. The mayor of Suwanee (serving in 2015) is noted to be related to the Lockridge family and has ancestors buried there.
Sadly, due to a fire in 2015, a majority of the old wooden crosses were destroyed and needing to be replaced.
This is part of the FORGOTTEN SERIES. Which is a collection of locations that may have been overlooked or forgotten over the years. I am hoping to bring attention to these areas. For some locations, not much is known. So, any info you might have or may have come across will be welcomed and appreciated. Please feel free to add the info as a note.
Please be mindful of the neighboring businesses. This cemetery is a gem within a highly developed and busy area. Muggle activity can be high near the parking lots. However, once at GZ, this should not be a problem.
More of the Forgotten Series:
Forgotten Series - Lockridge Family Cemetery
Forgotten Series - Numbered Stones