Historical marker placed at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery

Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association member Paulette Taylor was Mistress of Ceremony for the unveiling of an historical marker (seen at right) at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery during a ceremony held on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025. Located at 251 Memorial Drive, the cemetery opened in 1906, providing final resting places for African-American and Hispanic residents.
Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association members (left to right) Paulette Taylor, Alma Allen-Johnson, Joyce Gadison and Gertrude Saterfield assist with the unveiling of an historical marker at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery during a ceremony held on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association members (left to right) Alma Allen-Johnson, Gertrude Saterfield, Joyce Gadison, Reverend Harriett Jones and Francis Cunningham assist with the unveiling of an historical marker at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery during a ceremony held on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
State Representative Caroline Harris Davila (District 52) makes remarks for the unveiling of an historical marker at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery during a ceremony held on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Reverend Dr. Ron Swain, right, joins others for the Lord's Prayer during the unveiling of an historical marker at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery during a ceremony held on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
10-year-old Rylie Thomas stands with her great-aunt Frances Cunningham at the unveiling of an historical marker at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery during a ceremony held on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Ruffie London plays his flute during singing of 'This Little Light of Mine' at the unveiling of an historical marker at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery during a ceremony held on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association member Tyrone Adams takes a walk through the grounds to look at gravestones at the unveiling of an historical marker at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery during a ceremony held on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association member Tyrone Adams spends time looking at gravesites at the unveiling of an historical marker at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery during a ceremony held on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
The burial place of Ann Stiner, who died in September 1906, is shown at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery during a marker unveiling ceremony held on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Georgetown Mayor Pro-Tem Kevin Pitts speaks at the unveiling of an historical marker at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery during a ceremony held on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Sisters Eula Scroggins, left, and Cora Marie Espy make their way home after the unveiling of an historical marker at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery during a ceremony held on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2025.

Georgetown Cultural Citizen Memorial Association members met during the unveiling of an historical marker at Citizens Memorial Garden Cemetery on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19. Located at 251 Memorial Drive, the cemetery opened in 1906, providing final resting places for African-American and Hispanic residents. The cemetery is located on approximately 7 acres, including marked and unmarked gravesites. Dedication remarks were offered by State Representative Caroline Harris Davila (District 52) and Georgetown Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Pitts.

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