Decatur Cemetery
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History
The Decatur Cemetery is the oldest burial ground in the Atlanta metropolitan area, and is believed to have been used even before Decatur's 1823 incorporation.
In 1832, an act by the local legislature created "Commissioners for the Decatur Burial Ground."Template:RTemplate:Sfn Numerous Civil War veterans were buried in the Decatur Cemetery, mostly in the Script error: No such module "convert". area now referred to as "The Old Cemetery". A wooden well house, built in 1881 with lattice and shingle details, has been restored by the Friends of Decatur Cemetery (FODC). The well hole has been sealed over with concrete for safety reasons and the house is now used as a gazebo.[1]
Today
The Decatur Cemetery has expanded to Script error: No such module "convert".Template:R and contains well over 20,000 graves. A special section exists for burial of cremated remains; the cemetery also contains a pond stocked with fish. This pond is also home to swans, ducks and turtles, and is a stopping place for Canada geese on migration. The cemetery is bordered by a forest of several acres, which borders the Glennwood Estates neighborhood.
Features
The forested ravine east of the cemetery includes a newly completed pedestrian path which winds over a tributary of Peachtree Creek. A small waterfall is just south of the southern bridge.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
At the southeast corner of the cemetery there is a grove of giant bamboo, some with trunks over 20 cm in diameter. A short path leads through this grove to the end of the Ponce de Leon Court Historic District.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Notable graves
- Lt. Col. Robert Augustus Alston (1832-1879); state legislator and journalist, owner of Meadow NookTemplate:R
- Emily Verdery Battey (1826—1912); journalist
- Col. Milton A. Candler (1837–1909); state senator and U.S. CongressmanTemplate:RTemplate:Sfn
- Dr Thomas Holley Chivers (1806–1858); physician and poetTemplate:RTemplate:SfnTemplate:R
- Mary Ann Harris Gay (1829–1918); author of Life in Dixie During the WarTemplate:RTemplate:SfnTemplate:R
- William S. Howard (1875 – August 1, 1953) U.S. Congressman
- Mary Gregory Jewett (1908 – January 16, 1976), historian and journalist
- Rev. Hovie Lister (1926-2001) Gospel musician (The Statesmen Quartet)Template:R
- Charles Murphey (1799–1861); U.S. Congressman and a delegate to the Georgia Secession ConventionTemplate:RTemplate:SfnTemplate:R
- Robert Ramspeck (1890-1972) U.S. Congressman
- Col. George Washington Scott (1829–1903); founder of Agnes Scott CollegeTemplate:RTemplate:SfnTemplate:R
- Andrew Sledd (1870–1939); founding president of the modern University of Florida, and Emory University professor[2]
- Leslie Jasper Steele (1868–1929) Mayor of Decatur, U.S. Congressman
- Benjamin F. Swanton (1807–1890) owner of the historic Swanton HouseTemplate:RTemplate:SfnTemplate:R
- Leila Ross Wilburn (1885–1967) pioneering woman architectTemplate:R
- Rev. William Henry Clarke (1804-1872) minister at Wesley Chapel Methodist Church, and representative for DeKalb County in the Georgia House of Representatives.
Gallery
References
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- ↑ "Dr. Sledd Paid Final Tribute," The Atlanta Constitution, p. 16A (March 19, 1939). Retrieved November 4, 2015. Template:Link note
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- Cemeteries in Atlanta
- Atlanta metropolitan area
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Protected areas of DeKalb County, Georgia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- National Register of Historic Places in Atlanta
- Cemeteries established in the 1820s
- 1826 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)