United States, Georgia, DeKalb County, Decatur, 33.77483, -84.29631Smith, Melinda G.1708/2022Decatur 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.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/cemetery-preservationForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/cemetery-preservationForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaCemeteries--Georgia--DecaturSepulchral monuments--Georgia--DecaturTrees--Georgia--DecaturHistoric sites--Georgia--DecaturDecatur CemeteryStillImage