COLUMBUS, Ga. -- The historic Linwood Cemetery in Columbus, the final resting place for some of the city's most notable residents, is getting a major upgrade.
The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reports that more than 2,000 feet of chain link fencing at the cemetery will be replaced with wrought iron.
The Historic Linwood Foundation, established in 1997 as an effort to restore and renovate the city's first cemetery, works together with the city to maintain the 28-acre property.
Foundation Executive Director Jane Brady said improvements under way at the cemetery are being made possible by a gift from Warren Foley, chairman emeritus of the foundation's board of directors.
Linwood Cemetery was established in 1828, the same year the city was incorporated by the state Legislature.
Associated Press