Oconee Hill Cemetery
| Oconee Hill Cemetery | |
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| Established | 1856 |
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| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 33°56′52″N 83°21′59″W / 33.9476934°N 83.3662891°W |
| Website | Official website |
| Find a Grave | Oconee Hill Cemetery |
Oconee Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Athens, Georgia, United States. The extant cemetery opened in 1856 and is located near the University of Georgia.[1]
Oconee Hill Cemetery was purchased in 1855 by the city of Athens when further burials were prohibited in the
North Oconee River as a public cemetery for the benefit of the town.[2]
On May 22, 2013, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Notable interments
- Omer Clyde Aderhold, president of the University of Georgia.
- David Crenshaw Barrow Jr., chancellor (president) of the University of Georgia.
- William M. Browne, general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
- Frank Hardeman Brumby, United States Navy four-star admiral.
- Wally Butts, Georgia Bulldogs football head coach.
- Henry Hull Carlton, United States Representative for Georgia's 8th congressional district.
- Eve Carson, Student Leader from University of North Carolina, and homicide victim.
- Augustin Smith Clayton, United States Representative from Georgia.
- Howell Cobb, 23rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Governor of Georgia, United States Secretary of the Treasury.
- Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, Confederategeneral.
- Frederick Corbet Davison, president of the University of Georgia.
- Vince Dooley, former head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs and former athletic director of the University of Georgia.
- Ben T. Epps, known as "Georgia's First Aviator" and an American aviation pioneer.
- Mayor of Atlantafrom 1858 to 1860.
- Sampson Willis Harris, United States Representative for Alabama's 3rd congressional district and Alabama's 7th congressional district.
- Young L.G. Harris, Athens Judge, state representative and namesake of Young Harris College and Young Harris, Georgia
- Washington Redskinsplayer.
- Walter Barnard Hill, chancellor (president) of the University of Georgia.
- William Bailey Lamar, United States Representative for Florida's 3rd congressional district.
- Andrew A. Lipscomb, chancellor (president) of the University of Georgia.
- Crawford Long, physician noted for early use of diethyl ether as an anesthetic.
- Ann Orr Morris, Athens-born silversmith and jeweller.
- Tinsley W. Rucker Jr., United States Representative for Georgia's 8th congressional district.
- Dean Rusk, United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
- Mildred Lewis Rutherford,[4] historian general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
- portrait miniatures[5]
- Robert Grier Stephens Jr., United States Representative for Georgia's 10th congressional district.
- Samuel Joelah Tribble, United States Representative for Georgia's 8th congressional district.
- The B-52's.
Further reading
- Marshall, Charlotte Thomas (2009). Oconee Hill Cemetery of Athens, Georgia. Vol. I. Athens, Georgia: Athens Historical Society. p. 620. ISBN 978-0972530217.
References
- ^ "Home". oconeehillcemetery.com.
- ^ "Oconee Hill Cemetery | Home". oconeehillcemetery.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-12.
- ^ Weekly List Of Actions Taken On Properties: 5/20/13 through 5/24/13
- ^ Jackson, Ed; Charles Pou. "This Day in Georgia History: July 16". GeorgiaInfo. Digital Library of Georgia. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ Fowler, Betty Alice (31 May 2002). "An Art in Living". Resource Library Magazine. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
External links
- Official webpage
- Oconee Hill Cemetery at Find a Grave
- AHS publishes annotated cemetery book 2009
- Oconee Hill Cemetery historical marker
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