On the National Register of Historic Places, this outstanding 88 acre
Victorian cemetery was founded in 1850. It survived the Civil War and
remained the only cmetery in Atlanta for 34 years. Among the more than
48,000 people buried here are confederate and Union Soliders prominent
families and paupers governors and mayors golding great Bobby Jones and come
with the wind author Margaret Mitchell. There's a Jewish section, a black
sectionf and a potter's field. Two monuments honor the confederate war dead.
And standing at the marker that commermorates the Great locomotive chase.
you can see the trees from which the yankee raiders were hanged. The
cementery is renowned not only for historical reasons but as an outdoor
"museum" of Gothic and classical revival mausolea, bronze urns, stained
glass and Victorian statuary Atlanta residents also view Oakland's rolling
terrain as parkland, dozens of people actually Jog and walk here everyday
and picnickers are a common sight. Leashed pets are welcome. Every Octomber,
there's celebration to commermorate the cemetery's founding with turn of the
century music, food and storytelling.
Hours: Daily dawn to dusk,
visitors center Mon - Sat 9am to 5pm,
Sun 1 to 5pm Purchase an informative,
self-guided walking tour map brochure at the visitors center for $ 1.
Guided Walking tours available Mar - Nov Sat 10am to 2pm,
Sun 2pm $ 5 - adults,
$ 3 - seniors and children
Address: 248 Oakland Ave SE
Location: Main Entrance at Oakland Ave and Martin Luther King Dr
Phone: 404/688 - 2107 |
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