Unique Experiences
Private Author-Led Oakland Cemetery Tour and Autographed Book
- Item Number
- 32
- Estimated Value
- 120 USD
- Sold
- 60 USD to paigehen
- Number of Bids
- 5 - Bid History
Item Description
A private tour of Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery (for up to 10 participants) led by local authors Ren and Helen Davis (http://www.davisguides.com/)
Also included is an autographed copy of Ren and Helen's Atlanta's Oakland Cemetery - An Illustrated History and Guide.
Today, Atlanta’s oldest public cemetery remains a must-see destination for anyone interested in the city’s colorful story. Past the grieving mien of the Lion of Atlanta, which guards nearly three thousand unknown Confederate soldiers, visitors can pay respect to those who made Atlanta history—former slave Carrie Steele Logan, who founded the first orphanage for African American children; Joseph Jacobs, owner of the pharmacy where Coca-Cola was first served as a fountain drink; Morris and Emanuel Rich, founders of the storied Rich’s Department Stores; golfing Grand Slam legend Bobby Jones; Gone With the Wind author Margaret Mitchell; Maynard Jackson, the city’s first African American mayor, and many others. Aside from its importance as a historic site, Oakland is among the nation’s finest examples of a rural garden cemetery, characteristic of the nineteenth-century movement to transform stark burial grounds into pastoral landscapes for both the repose of the dead and the enjoyment of the living.
With Ren and Helen Davis’s engaging narrative, rich photography, archival images, and detailed maps, Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery is a versatile guide for touring the cemetery’s landscape of remembrance, as well as a unique way to explore Atlanta’s history.
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