Английская Википедия:Decatur Cemetery
Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NRHP The Decatur Cemetery is a historic graveyard within the city of Decatur, Georgia, United States.
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.”Шаблон:RШаблон:Sfn Numerous Civil War veterans were buried in the Decatur Cemetery, mostly in the Шаблон: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 Шаблон:ConvertШаблон: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.
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.
Notable graves
- Lt. Col. Robert Augustus Alston (1832-1879); state legislator and journalist, owner of Meadow NookШаблон:R
- Emily Verdery Battey (1826—1912); journalist
- Col. Milton A. Candler (1837–1909); state senator and U.S. CongressmanШаблон:RШаблон:Sfn
- Dr Thomas Holley Chivers (1806–1858); physician and poetШаблон:RШаблон:SfnШаблон:R
- Mary Ann Harris Gay (1829–1918); author of Life in Dixie During the WarШаблон:RШаблон:SfnШаблон: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)Шаблон:R
- Charles Murphey (1799–1861); U.S. Congressman and a delegate to the Georgia Secession ConventionШаблон:RШаблон:SfnШаблон:R
- Robert Ramspeck (1890-1972) U.S. Congressman
- Col. George Washington Scott (1829–1903); founder of Agnes Scott CollegeШаблон:RШаблон:SfnШаблон: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 HouseШаблон:RШаблон:SfnШаблон:R
- Leila Ross Wilburn (1885–1967) pioneering woman architectШаблон:R
Gallery
References
External links
Шаблон:National Register of Historic Places
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ "Dr. Sledd Paid Final Tribute," The Atlanta Constitution, p. 16A (March 19, 1939). Retrieved November 4, 2015. Шаблон:Subscription required
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