Joseph Bond was one of the wealthiest men in middle Georgia before the Civil War. He was the state's largest cotton grower and most successful planter. It's reported that in 1857, he set a world record with a cotton sale of 2,200 bales for $100,000.
At the age of 44, Bond was killed by a former overseer who he had fired for mistreating a slave.
The large angel monument was carved from Carrara marble and shipped from Italy. Over the last century and a half, vandals and a tornado have taken their toll on the monument. It reportedly had four other figures on the lower level at one time.
Rose Hill Cemetery uses the Bond Angel on the cover of their information guides.
At the age of 44, Bond was killed by a former overseer who he had fired for mistreating a slave.
The large angel monument was carved from Carrara marble and shipped from Italy. Over the last century and a half, vandals and a tornado have taken their toll on the monument. It reportedly had four other figures on the lower level at one time.
Rose Hill Cemetery uses the Bond Angel on the cover of their information guides.
Joseph Bond was one of the wealthiest men in middle Georgia before the Civil War. He was the state's largest cotton grower and most successful planter. It's reported that in 1857, he set a world record with a cotton sale of 2,200 bales for $100,000.
At the age of 44, Bond was killed by a former overseer who he had fired for mistreating a slave.
The large angel monument was carved from Carrara marble and shipped from Italy. Over the last century and a half, vandals and a tornado have taken their toll on the monument. It reportedly had four other figures on the lower level at one time.
Rose Hill Cemetery uses the Bond Angel on the cover of their information guides.
At the age of 44, Bond was killed by a former overseer who he had fired for mistreating a slave.
The large angel monument was carved from Carrara marble and shipped from Italy. Over the last century and a half, vandals and a tornado have taken their toll on the monument. It reportedly had four other figures on the lower level at one time.
Rose Hill Cemetery uses the Bond Angel on the cover of their information guides.
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