Date of Original
1938/2009

Subject
Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery (Athens, Ga.)
African American cemeteries--Georgia

Location
United States, Georgia, Clarke County, Athens, 33.96095, -83.37794

Medium
charters
site plans
photographs
essays
maps
aerial photographs
obituaries
reports

Type
Still Image, Text

Description
Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery was founded in 1882 as a cemetery for African Americans in the 216th general militia district, Athens, Georgia area. Nine acres in size, it contains an estimated 3,500, mostly unmarked, graves. The Gospel Pilgrim Society founded the cemetery and was "a social and charitable burial insurance organization". The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. This collection contain materials related to the cemetery and its restoration.

Metadata URL
http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/CollectionsA-Z/arlgpc_search.html

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Athens-Clarke County Library

Rights