Evergreen Cemetery Tour

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Evergreen Cemetery Tour

Evergreen Cemetery Tour Map & Guide (PDF)
Gravesite Key (PDF)

Printed copies of this tour are available at the Department of Tourism and the Visitor Center at the Chamber of Commerce.

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Cemetery is open from 7am till dusk.

Fitzgerald's roots in the Civil War and its remarkable founding story are told through its streets named for Yank and Reb Generals. The town's history is also revealed in the street names in Evergreen Cemetery, the same name as the cemetery over which the famous Civil War Battle at Gettysburg was fought.

The story of that battle is told in the street names in the historical northwest section of the cemetery, west of the Cemetery Road entrance. Remarkably, the area was laid out in a manner which mimics the terrain and army positions of the battle. Look for Taneytown Road, Cemetery Ridge Road, Emmitsburg Road and Seminary Ridge Road and Little Round Top Lane, named for the hill where Colonel Lawrence Chamberlain led a daring bayonet charge at Gettysburg.

The founding story of Fitzgerald is told in all the other street signs. In the south section you will find Drew Brothers Road which honors the family who sold the original land on which the Colony City was established. Swan Lane is named for the two-decker steamer on which the Drew family traveled from North Carolina to South Georgia. P. H. Fitzgerald Drive celebrates the founder of Fitzgerald, an Indiana pension attorney for Union soldiers who conceived the idea of this veterans' colony in the south, which became his namesake. Midway Avenue was the main thoroughfare through Shacktown, a collection of pine stacks where thousands of colonists lived in the founding days. Confederate Lane and Union Road run in front of graves of these pioneering veterans. Palace Road recognizes the Corn and Cotton Palace, a huge structure built in 1896 where Union and Confederate veterans - former enemies who founded Fitzgerald - "marched as one" for the first time behind one flag.

The Evergreen Cemetery Tour is available as a free self-guided tour or, if you prefer, a guided tour (fees apply) can be arranged by submitting the "Arrange a Guided Tour" form on this page.

Historic Evergreen Cemetery Marker Tour

Fitzgerald's roots and remarkable founding story are told. This tour is available as a free self-guided tour or have a more in-depth experience with a Guided Tour (fees apply).

Historic Evergreen Cemetery Marker & Living History Tour

The event is designed to enlighten and bring to life the stories of some of the cemetery's notable residents and allow visitors to experience the beautiful sunsets. A costumed docent guides you through the cemetery's beautifully lit historic section where you'll meet some of Fitzgerald's most notable residents.