- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Decatur Cemetery
- Creator:
- Smith, Melinda G.
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Cemeteries--Georgia--Decatur
Sepulchral monuments--Georgia--Decatur
Trees--Georgia--Decatur
Historic sites--Georgia--Decatur - Location:
- United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Decatur Cemetery, established during the nineteenth century, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 and is preserved by an organization called the Friends of Decatur Cemetery. A 7.5-acre area known as the "Old Cemetery" includes historic African American burial sites.
Photograph of a section of the Decatur Cemetery in Decatur, Georgia. Headstones stand in raised sections surrounded by low concrete retaining walls. Several mature trees grow among the graves.
Established during the nineteenth century, the Decatur Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 and is preserved by an organization called the Friends of Decatur Cemetery. A 7.5-acre area known as the "Old Cemetery" includes historic African American burial sites. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/cemetery-preservation/m-3136/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Melinda G. Smith, New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/cemetery-preservation
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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