Author: Shirley F. KinneyPublisher:
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Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Oakland Cemetery Obituaries and Interments
Author: Shirley F. KinneyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Historic Oakland Cemetery
Author: Tevi TaliaferroPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439612110
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
To learn about a communitys past, the city cemetery is the place to visit. As Atlantas oldest permanent landmark, Oakland Cemetery holds the past, present, and future history of the Gateway to the South. Established in 1850 as a small municipal cemetery on the southeastern edge of town, Historic Oakland has evolved into 88 acres of art, history, architecture, gardens, and peaceful green space in the heart of downtown Atlanta. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 as a significant example of an historic Victorian-era cemetery, Oakland is the final resting place of more than 70,000 deceased. People of both statewide and national importance have been buried throughout the cemeterys grounds in the past 150 years, including author Margaret Mitchell, golfing legend Bobby Jones, Confederate generals and soldiers, Georgia governors, Atlanta mayors, and ordinary people known only to their families. Historic Oakland Cemetery explores the history of both the cemetery and the people who were laid to rest there. From the famous to the infamous, the legendary to the ordinary, every person buried in the cemetery has a story to tell. For all of its emphasis on the past, Oakland remains an active cemetery, a public park, and an educational resource in which to study lush landscapes and Georgia history.
Residents of Oakland Cemetery
Author: Janice McDonaldPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467103985
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
The first person buried at Oakland was laid to rest in May 1850, a month before the land was purchased by Atlanta to become its city cemetery. The fast-growing municipality eventually expanded the burial grounds to include 48 acres. Since then, what is now known as Historic Oakland Cemetery has become the final home to more than 70,000 residents. Among those are celebrated politicians, authors, and athletes and those whose impact has been felt but who are not as well recognized. A few of those residents include Gordon Burton Smith, who helped build the Panama Canal; Andre Steiner, who created the master plan for Stone Mountain; and Sally Connally Hardie, who helped run the National Trust of Scotland. They rest among gardened paths in elaborate mausoleums, exceptional funerary art, humble headstones, and sometimes unmarked graves.
Oakland Cemetery Obituries and Interments
Author: Shirley Foster & James Paul Kinney KinneyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
Oakland Cemetery Burial List
Author: Oakland Cemetery Obituries and Interments Annotated Genealogical Abstracts Rome Floyd, GA Vol 11
Author: Shirley Foster & James Paul Kinney KinneyPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
2001 Oakland Cemetery A-Z
Author: Webster County Historical Society (Iowa)Publisher:
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Category : Cemeteries
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Oakland Cemetery Records, Waycross, Georgia
Author: Linda AngellAtlanta's Oakland Cemetery
Author: Ren DavisPublisher: University of Georgia Press
ISBN: 0820343137
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Through engaging narrative, rich photography, archival images and detailed maps, a versatile guide to Atlanta's oldest public cemetery is a great way to tour the cemetery's landscape of remembrance, as well as a unique way to explore Atlanta's history. Original.
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