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Elmwood Cemetery, Columbia

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Elmwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1854, and expanded in 1921. The older section is heavily wooded and has a section devoted to Confederate dead.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
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  • By mcdh4561
    It was very hard to find the enclosure for the confederate soldiers at the cemetery, but we found it because of the bare flagpoles placed at the area.A very large oak shelters the plot. The graves... 
    It was very hard to find the enclosure for the confederate soldiers at the cemetery, but we found it because of the bare flagpoles placed at the area.A very large oak shelters the plot. The graves...  more »
  • By SunnySam14
    This is a beautiful cemetery with a ton of history intertwined. You can take ghost tours and regular tours or you can drive through yourself. 
    This is a beautiful cemetery with a ton of history intertwined. You can take ghost tours and regular tours or you can drive through yourself.  more »
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