Sedgwick Cemetery
Port Orchard, Kitsap County, Washington
The Sedgwick Cemetery is located on the outskirts of Port Orchard on Sedgwick Road.
Driving Directions: From SR 16 take the Sedgwick Exit. Turn right onto SR-160 (SE Sedgwick Road). Stay on Sedgwick Rd for approximately 5.5 miles. Cemetery will be on your right hand side.
The Ladies of G.A.R. General John Sedgwick Circle of Harper and Colby founded Sedgwick Cemetery. This cemetery was named in honor of General John Sedgwick, a Civil War Officer. In 1905, a group of women, wives, daughters, and nieces of Civil War Veterans, organized the General Sedgwick Circle, No. 28, Ladies of the G.A.R., Women’s Auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic. The charter members were Miriam Grant, Annie Cox, Mrs. Premo, Rosa Carr, Eva Peterson, Alice Kenney, Mrs. Ford Kenney, Juaquina Higgins, Annie Malone and Mrs. Myron Mix, all residents of Harper and Colby. The Circle adopted a project, namely a suitable burial place for the future use of veterans and their families. Two acres of land, level and uncleared, were bought from Major Carr of Harper. In 1910, the little cemetery had been surveyed and platted. Driveways and alleys were laid out and formally dedicated to the public. Records have been faithfully kept and their pages show the names of many pioneers, women and men, who, by their industry and integrity, have helped bring Kitsap County to its fine level today.
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Veterans Buried at Sedgwick Cemetery
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