Inscription
This cemetery is owned by St. John Baptist Church in Edgewater and operated by Scott-McPherson Funeral Home, Inc. US Steel Corporation previously owned the area and it is historically associated with the Edgewater Mining Camp community established for the workers of Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company (TCI, later US Steel). The cemetery , now 3.5 acres, was deeded to St. John Baptist Church by US Steel on March 3, 2003. It is a non-profit cemetery.
Details
| HM Number | HMOVO |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century, 20th Century |
| Historical Place | Cemetery |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Year Placed | 2007 |
| Placed By | St. John Baptist Church |
| Marker Condition |  10 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 7:37am PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16S E 503579 N 3710761 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 33.53645000, -86.96145000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 33° 32.187', W 86° 57.687' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 33° 32' 11.2200" N, 86° 57' 41.2200" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 205 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3727 AL-269, Birmingham AL 35224, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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I Saw The Marker
The local church now owns the cemetery and access is for burials only. You cannot see the cemetery from the road. However, we called the church and they were gracious enough to let us in.
Feb 10, 2017 at 10:00pm PST by afondren06
Maintenance Issues
- Is this marker part of a series?
- This marker could use another picture or two.
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