DeRenne Sphinxes - Savannah, GA
N 32° 02.642 W 081° 02.808
17S E 495581 N 3545317
Two sphinxes are part of a memorial to George Wymberley Jones DeRenne in the historic Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia, USA.
Waymark Code: WMGQAP
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 03/31/2013
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The two sphinxes and a bust of George Wymberly Jones DeRenne were added to his grave site in 2013. The sphinxes are located on either side of the bust.
"Born George Frederick Tilghman Jones, George Wimberly Jones De Renne (1766 – 1838) legally changed his surname to avoid a long-standing problem of receiving letters meant for his Jones relations (and vice versa). Distinguished as a bibliophile and historian, he accumulated a significant library reflecting this scholarly tastes and varied interests. Like his father and grandfather, De Renne was originally buried in Colonial Park and later moved to Bonaventure."
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ABOUT THE CEMETERY WHERE THE SPHINXES ARE LOCATED:
"Bonaventure Cemetery is a public cemetery located on a scenic bluff of the Wilmington River, east of Savannah, Georgia. The cemetery became famous when it was featured in the 1994 novel Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt, and in the movie, directed by Clint Eastwood, based on the book. It is the largest of the city's municipal cemeteries, containing nearly 160 acres (0.65 km2)."
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