United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798W. H. Parish Publishing Company1895View of the Kiser mausoleum, built for wholesale dry goods store owner Marion C. Kiser, in Oakland Cemetery, east of downtown Atlanta, Georgia.In 1850 the City of Atlanta purchased six acres of farmland for use as a public burial ground. In 1872 the burial grounds were named Oakland Cemetery, and had grown to encompass 88 acres. Most of this growth was to accommodate for the increased deaths during the Civil War as soldiers were moved from battle field graves. The cemetery is now run by the Historic Oakland Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the site as a historic landmark.image/jpegVIS 170.377.002ahc170377002.jpgAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionCemeteries--Georgia--AtlantaMonuments and memorials--Georgia--AtlantaMausoleums--Georgia--AtlantaOakland Cemetery (Atlanta, Ga.)Oakland CemeteryStillImage