Myrtle Hill-Oak Hill Memorial Association
Myrtle Hill-Oak Hill Memorial Association is dedicated to improving and maintaining historic places of rest and places of historic importance in Georgia’s Rome since 1998. The volunteer-based non-profit organization works closely with governmental agencies and other non-profit groups to support planning, implementation and preservation efforts.
America’s Known Soldier Memorial at Veterans Plaza
Myrtle Hill Fundraising
Memorial Bricks at Veteran’s Plaza On Sale
Currently, there are a total of 15 bricks available at Veteran’s Plaza, a special section of the historic cemetery. The pavers honor individuals for military service, during war or times of peace. The honoree does not need to be a Floyd County resident. Some of the bricks also recognize volunteer service groups. The plaza already contains more than 3,000 bricks paying homage to veterans.
How to purchase a brick
Bricks cost $75 each and may include inscriptions up to three lines, 14 spaces per line on the face of the brick. The deadline to purchase a brick is Monday, May 26, 2025 (Memorial Day). Bricks will be installed this spring.
To ensure that the bricks are not oversold, all purchases must be made at Georgia’s Rome Welcome Center & Gift Shop located at 402 Civic Center Drive across from Applebee’s. Checks should be made payable to MHOHMA.
Known Soldier Memorial Site at Veteran’s Plaza at Myrtle Hill Cemetery
The centerpiece of this Plaza is the tomb of America’s Known Soldier, Charles Graves, which is guarded by three 1904 water-cooled automatic machine guns. A bronze replica of a World War I “Doughboy” also enhances this inspiring site. More than 3,000 engraved bricks honor and memorialize military veterans and civilians for their service to this country in war or peace throughout all of American history.
Tranquility Garden – Rome Labyrinth
The Myrtle Hill – Oak Hill Memorial Association funded the tranquility garden beside the Rome Labyrinth. This garden was designed by the late John Schulz.
Thank you to those who donated to this project: Logan Boss – In Honor of Clara Moulton Rogers & In Memory of Penney Echols Yoakley Mitchell Burton, Tommy and Sandra Cobb, Scott and Nan Henson, John Hine, Villa Hizer, Wayne Bradshaw Lindsey & Lewis Tumlin Lindsey, Jr. – In Memory of their Great Grandfather, Henry Joseph Bradshaw 1857-1939, Cotton Planter and Merchant, The Town of Seney, Floyd County, Georgia, Liz Mozley, Rome Area Heritage Foundation, Anne Segraves, Joe Smith – In Memory of Kathleen & Dan Smith, Karen Smith, Mary Hardin Thornton, City of Rome Water Department
As Time Goes By Garden
The Myrtle Hill – Oak Hill Memorial Association funded a garden on Neely Hill beside the Rome Clocktower.
Landscape artist, the late John Schulz, designed the garden titled, As Time Goes By. “As the clock chimes to announce the time of day, the garden will follow time through the seasons, announcing the shifts with changing flowers and foliage,” said Schulz. “The garden and the clock will work together to present a ‘Fourth Dimension’”
The area for the garden is located on the east and south upper borders of the hill facing East Third Street. The total garden will span about 170 feet. Paths will lead visitors into and through the garden that will feature flowering blooms every day of the year once the garden grows in.
View Landscape Plan: As Time Goes By Garden
The garden was dedicated in honor of historian, Anne Culpepper, and the time she has spent sharing her love of Rome’s history. Ann started volunteering for the tourism office in 1992 where she served daily. Her volunteer work has included organizing and leading field trips for local schools at Myrtle Hill Cemetery; leading step-on-tours for the Between the Rivers Historic District and is a charter member of the Myrtle Hill/Oak Hill Memorial Association. Anne retired from her official tourism volunteer duties in 2017, but is still engaged in the local community.
Thank you to those who donated to this project.
City of Rome, Tommy & Sandra Cobb, Leanne & Joe Cook, Charlene Covington, Shannen Ferry, Floyd County, Jim & Edie Ford, Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism, Scott & Nan Henson, Bob & Micheline Hicks, Lee & Charles Hight and Family, Mr. & Mrs. John P. Hine, Villa S. Hizer, Irby L. Ledbetter, Mabel Milner, Anil & Anita Patel, Rome Area Heritage Foundation, Mary & Jack Runninger
James & Anne Segraves, Jody Selman, Dan & Kathleen Smith, Hilary Yeargan Johnson, Martha Yeargan, Victor B. Yeargan, Eula Bradshaw Johnson 1888-1984, Judge Harry Johnson, Ordinary 1875-1946, Lillian Tumlin Lindsey 1884-1954, Dr. Tyre E. Lindsey, D.V.M. 1880-1949, Wayne Bradshaw Lindsey, Lewis Tumlin Lindsey, Jr.
Meditation Garden
The Myrtle Hill-Oak Hill Memorial Association in conjunction with Rome Federated Garden Clubs dedicated the Meditation Garden at Myrtle Hill Cemetery on Friday, October 14, 2016. The garden overlooks Myrtle Hill at the river confluence. The landscape plan echoes the allure of Rome’s seven hills and three rivers. and was designed by landscape artist, the late John Schultz. Learn more.
Myrtle Hill Fundraising
Fundraising efforts continue to restore the sentinel monument atop Historic Myrtle Hill Cemetery, which has stood as the centerpiece of the cemetery since 1887.
Known Soldier Memorial Site at Veteran’s Plaza at Myrtle Hill Cemetery
The centerpiece of this Plaza is the tomb of America’s Known Soldier, Charles Graves, which is guarded by three 1904 water-cooled automatic machine guns. A bronze replica of a World War I “Doughboy” also enhances this inspiring site. More than 3,000 engraved bricks honor and memorialize military veterans and civilians for their service to this country in war or peace throughout all of American history.
Von and Rosalind Gammon Memorial
A plaque was placed at the corner of Broad Street and 4th Avenue in memory of Von and Rosalind Gammon. Vonn played football for the University of Georgia. On October 30, 1897, Gammon suffered a severe head injury and died the next day. The Georgia Legislature was called into session and passed a bill that would put an end to the game. Gammon’s mother, Rosalind, sent an impassioned letter to Governor Atkinson asking that he veto the bill. The bill was vetoed and Mrs. Gammon became known as “the Woman Who Saved Football in Georgia.”
Winecoff Memorial Site
In honor of the Sesquicentennial of the establishment of Myrtle Hill Cemetery, a memorial was added to the Streetscape of Broad Street, a tribute to honor four Romans who died in the Atlanta Winecoff Hotel fire on December 7, 1946. The memorial is located at the corner of Broad Street and 6th Avenue.
Become a Member
Myrtle Hill-Oak Hill Memorial Association
Gifts can be made payable to: MHOHMA
Mail or deliver payments to: 402 Civic Center Drive, Rome, GA 30161
Myrtle Hill/Oak Hill Memorial Association is a non-profit 501 C (3) organization