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Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
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Atlanta, Georgia 30312 United StatesCoordinates: 33.74890, -84.37280
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Oakland Cemetery, located at 248 Oakland Avenue, SE, Atlanta, Georgia, was founded as Atlanta Cemetery in 1850 on six acres of land southeast of the city. It was renamed in 1872 to reflect the large number of oak and magnolia trees growing in the area. By that time, the city had grown and the cemetery had enlarged to its current 48 acres. The city continued to expand and now the cemetery is located in the center of the city. It is an excellent example of a Victorian-style cemetery. An estimated 70,000 people are interred at Oakland, and although the last plots were sold in 1884, there are still burials today, mostly on family-owned plots or areas owned by the City. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1976. It is the largest public park in Atlanta and is the final resting place of many of the city's most noted citizens, including Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With The Wind. The Historic Oakland Foundation partners with the City of Atlanta to preserve, restore, and enhance the cemetery.
Oakland Cemetery, located at 248 Oakland Avenue, SE, Atlanta, Georgia, was founded as Atlanta Cemetery in 1850 on six acres of land southeast of the city. It was renamed in 1872 to reflect the large number of oak and magnolia trees growing in the area. By that time, the city had grown and the cemetery had enlarged to its current 48 acres. The city continued to expand and now the cemetery is located in the center of the city. It is an excellent example of a Victorian-style cemetery. An estimated 70,000 people are interred at Oakland, and although the last plots were sold in 1884, there are still burials today, mostly on family-owned plots or areas owned by the City. The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1976. It is the largest public park in Atlanta and is the final resting place of many of the city's most noted citizens, including Margaret Mitchell, author of Gone With The Wind. The Historic Oakland Foundation partners with the City of Atlanta to preserve, restore, and enhance the cemetery.
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
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Main entrance gate. Photo taken September 2012.
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Confederate Memorial
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The "Confederate Dead" with Confederate Memorial in background.
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Jewish section in foreground, Confederate graves beyond (with Memorial), Atlanta skyline in distance.
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The Confederate Memorial Ground lies in the heart of Oakland Cemetery.
There are almost 7,000 Confederate soldiers buried in this section, including three Generals.
The Lion of Atlanta (seen here in the background of this photo) is surrounded by over 3,000 unknown soldiers.
A 65-foot Confederate Obelisk marks the center of this area.
Unlike most Confederate Cemeteries, there are also 16 Union soldiers buried in this cemetery. They died in local hospitals.
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Where Hood Watched the Battle of Atlanta State Historical Marker
Oakland has its share of Civil War history. This marker is located in the north section of the cemetery. It reads:
WHERE HOOD WATCHED THE BATTLE OF ATLANTA
In 1856 James E. Williams (Mayor of Atlanta 1866-1868), built a residence atop this high ground which later became a part of Oakland Cemetery. From the second story of the house, Gen. John B. Hood, in command of Confederate forces, & members of his staff, watched that part of the Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864, where Brown's & Clayton's divs., Cheatham's A.C. [CSA], moved eastward astride the Ga. R.R. to the assault on the Federal 15th A.C. line also astride the R.R. -- at DeGress Ave., 1 1/4 mi. distant.
A notable landmark of this area -- the Rolling Mill -- stood on the site of the cotton mill.
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Oakland Cemetery contains several distinctive areas. One of these is the Jewish section, which is often referred to as "The Old Jewish Burial Grounds."
In the late 1800s, the Hebrew Benevolent Society of Atlanta purchased some of the land in Oakland and divided it between several of the local synagogues.
The section owned by the Ahavath Achim synagogue (seen in this photo) is one of the most intriguing areas of the cemetery. Most of the synagogue's members were Russian Jews. They chose to "maximize" the small amount of land that they had with a burial style that was used in Russia.
The tombstones are extremely tall. There are no walkways between the markers. Most of the graves are covered with slabs leaving no space to walk behind the stones.
Because of this close style, when this section was vandalized in the 1990s, over $100,000 in damage was done. When the tall stones in the front were pushed over, it created a domino effect, knocking over row after row of stones.
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Some of the many winding "streets" through the cemetery contain the original cobblestone-look they had more than 100 years ago.
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View of Oakland Cemetery from rooftop deck of Six Feet Under Bar and Restaurant.
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Six Feet Under Bar and Restaurant on Memorial Drive.
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Oakland Cemetery office and visitor's center.
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