Historic Oakland Cemetery

Georgia

248 Oakland Avenue Southeast
Atlanta, GA 30312
United States

Website

http://www.oaklandcemetery.com

Oakland Cemetery is the final resting place for some 6,900 soldiers, known and unknown. This garden cemetery was founded in 1850 and has been the site of Memorial Day services since 1866. Also at the cemetery are two beautiful monuments to the Confederate dead.

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