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April 28, 1976. Oakland Cemetery is one of the largest cemetery green spaces in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded as Atlanta Cemetery in 1850 on six acres (2.4 hectares) 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 ...
1860 Cascade Mansion, home of Dr. William F Poole, son-in-law of Atlanta's first physician, 1530 Dodson Drive SW; As far as cemeteries are concerned, Utoy Cemetery, circa 1826, is Atlanta's oldest. Atlanta's first physician and DeKalb County's first sheriff are buried at the site. Oakland Cemetery was begun in 1850.
Old Fourth Ward. Not to be confused with the Old Fourth Ward of Ann Arbor, Michigan. / 33.766; -84.372. The Old Fourth Ward, often abbreviated O4W, is an intown neighborhood on the eastside of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The neighborhood is best known as the location of the Martin Luther King Jr. historic site .
April 28, 1976. The Confederate Obelisk is a large Confederate monument located in the Oakland Cemetery of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The structure, a tall obelisk located in the cemetery's Confederate section, was dedicated in 1874. Due to its connection to the Confederate States of America, the monument has been vandalized repeatedly.
The Atlanta Rolling Mill (later the "Confederate" Rolling Mill) was built in 1858 near Oakland Cemetery. It soon became the South's second-most productive rolling mill . During the American Civil War it rolled out cannon, iron rail, and 2-inch-thick (51 mm) sheets of iron to clad the CSS Virginia for the Confederate navy .
Benjamin Franklin White. Ammi Williams. Henry Lumpkin Wilson. Christopher C. Wimbish. William Ambrose Wright. Lollie Belle Wylie. Categories: Cemeteries in Atlanta. Burials in Georgia (U.S. state)
Oakland City, Atlanta. / 33.7254028°N 84.4264556°W / 33.7254028; -84.4264556. Oakland City is a historic neighborhood in southwestern Atlanta, Georgia, United States, just southwest across the BeltLine from West End and Adair Park . Oakland City was incorporated as a city in 1894 and annexed to Atlanta in 1910. [2]
Oakland Cemetery may refer to: Oakland Cemetery (Camden, Arkansas), listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Oakland Cemetery, Confederate Section, Camden, Arkansas, listed on the NRHP. Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas. Oakland Cemetery (Atlanta), Georgia, listed on the NRHP.