Old State Cemetery
County: Fayette
Location: Edwards near Third, Vandalia
Erected: Erected by: ?
The Illinois General Assembly authorized Governor Edward Coles in
1823 to convey to Vandalia one and one-half acres for a state buriel
ground. Here were buried four members of the legislature and several
state officials who died while in office. The monument erected by the
state is in adjoining South Hill Cemetery.
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