DOWNTOWN CEMETERY - We often forget that prior to the Civil War most people were buried near or around their homes. We also forget that downtown Dublin was not always occupied by store and office buildings. One such cemetery is located right on the courthouse square. The parking lot which adjoins the office of the Laurens County Commissioners was once occupied by the Hooks Hotel. The hotel, which was later remodeled into Dublin’s city hall, featured two towers. Beneath the north tower, right where the driveway enters the street was the site of a grave. More amazing is the fact that directly in front of the parking lot where the original courthouse square once stood lie the remains of at least nine souls, whose names have been lost to eternity. For those of you who are superstitious, look both ways and down before you cross the street.
Union Recorder, Milledgeville, December 3, 1889.
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