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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Oakland Cemetery
		Oakland is an excellent example of a Victorian-style cemetery and reflects the "garden cemetery" movement started and exemplified by Mount Auburn Cemetery in Massachusetts.
		This section of the cemetery is a testament to the period of history during which segregation was at its height in the United States.
		Really, the entire cemetery reflects the great cultural changes that occurred in Atlanta during its service; from the Jim Crow era exhibited by the segregated fl section to the modern era that strives for social equality, as shown by the recent burial of Maynard Jackson on a plot in the original six acres of Oakland.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Oakland-Cemetery (7021 words)

	Oakland Cemetery--Atlanta: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Oakland Cemetery is an 88-acre hilly area in the southeastern section of Atlanta which contains the city's oldest extant burial grounds.
		A brick wall enclosing the cemetery with a pattern of brick pilasters, recessed panels and corbels was built in 1896.
		Other notable and typically Victorian figure motifs found in the cemetery include a sleeping child or cherub in a shell, the weeping wife or mother bowed in grief with palm leaf or laurel wreath in hand, angel figures and the solemn classical figure who may be clinging to a cross.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/atlanta/oak.htm (474 words)

	About Oakland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		It was designed as a rural garden cemetery, a 19th Century innovation conceived as an alternative to traditional graveyards which often were crowded and aesthetically unappealing.
		Oakland began in 1850 as a six-acre cemetery, and the visitor sees this area immediately upon entering the Main Gate.
		Many mausolea and large monuments were brought to the cemetery by rail, and in some cases, a temporary rail spur was laid to the grave site for delivery of large momuments.
	www.oaklandcemetery.com /AboutOakland.htm (2197 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Maynard Jackson
		He is buried on commons ground at Oakland Cemetery, on a plot dedicated by the City of Atlanta.
		Aerial map of Oakland Cemetery Oakland Cemetery is the oldest and largest cemetery, as well as one of the largest green spaces, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded as Atlanta Cemetery in 1850 on six acres (2.
		gravesite at Oakland Cemetery Nedom L. Angier (November 10, 1814 â€“ February 3, 1882) was mayor of Atlanta during the Rutherford B. Hayes visit of 22 September 1877.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Maynard-Jackson (2236 words)

	Oakland Cemetery - Cemeteries in Northern Illinois / Durand Township, Winnebago County, Illinois / ComPortOne of ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Oakland Cemetery - Cemeteries in Northern Illinois / Durand Township, Winnebago County, Illinois / ComPortOne of Rockford Illinois
		Oakland Cemetery is located on Route 75 - 2miles east of the 70-75 intersection.
		Although the cemetery has a gated entrance, the rest of the cemetery is oddly not enclosed by a fence.
	www.comportone.com /cpo/cemeteries/illinois/winnebagocounty/oakland.htm (145 words)

	Oakland Cemetery, Hopkins Co. Cemeteries of TX
		Oakland cemetery is located in the west part of the county.
		Phillips of Ridgeway, died Saturday and was buried at Oakland cemetery.
		George Bartlett, and was buried in the Oakland cemetery.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/tx/topic/cemeteries/Etx/Hopkins/cemetery/oakland.htm (1359 words)

	Oakland Cemetery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Oakland cemetery was founded in 1850 in the style of the new rural cemteries that were popping up around the nation.
		The cemetery became the home of many Atlantans including Margaret Mitchell, author of "Gone With the Wind".
		Today the walled in cemetery covers 88 acres and is a peaceful retreat from the frenzy of this Southern Monster city.
	www.geocities.com /aimeepopp/cems/oakland.html (76 words)

	City of Navasota
		The Oakland Cemetery serves as a historic chapter of Navasota's past.
		The Oakland Cemetery was originally owned by a private association known as the Oakland Cemetery Association.
		The City of Navasota acquired the cemetery from the Oakland Cemetery Association and the Women's Cemetery Association on June 23, 1954.
	www.navasotatx.gov /oakland_cemetery.php (403 words)

	City of Iowa City, Iowa - Official Web Site
		It is the desire of the City of Iowa City to make the Oakland Cemetery a quiet, beautiful place for the deceased and visitors.
		Oakland Cemetery was deeded to "the people of Iowa City" by the Iowa territorial legislature on February 13, 1843.
		Oakland Cemetery is a non-perpetual care city cemetery.
	www.icgov.org /oakland.htm (716 words)

	Oakland Cemetery, Comanche County by Gary Webb, Cemeteries of Texas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Historical Marker: Settlement of Oakland community, which was named for the abundant live oak trees in the area, began in the early 1860s.
		Sarah Weaver Anglin died in 1928 and H. Anglin died in 1931; both are interred in the Oakland Cemetery.
		The cemetery continues to serve Oakland and the surrounding communities and remains a record of the pioneers of Comanche County.
	www.cemeteries-of-tx.com /Wtx/Comanche/Oakland.html (272 words)

	Oakland Cemetery - Oakland Township - Brant County, Ontario
		From the main intersection in the village of Oakland, Brant Road # 24 & Brant Road # 4, travel east on Brant Road # 4, aka Oakland Road, for 0.3 km, to the Oakland Cemetery on the north side of the road.
		The cemetery is well maintained and it is still active.
		I walked this cemetery in Sep of 2003, recording the inscriptions from the tombstones.
	www.interment.net /data/canada/ontario/brant/oakland/oakland_cem/index.htm (130 words)

	The Oakland Series
		Oakland Cemetery, located in Atlanta, GA, was founded in 1850, and is the final resting place of all classes of Atlanta society, from the poorest to the most wealthy.
		Oakland remains an active part of Atlanta life, used not only as a cemetery but as a park for strolling and jogging.
		The Historic Oakland Foundation is actively engaged in the preservation and restoration of the cemetery, and also conducts regular interpretive tours of the grounds, gardens and monuments.
	www.jankapoor.net /OaklandSeries.html (193 words)

	Oakland Cemetery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Beyond the outer wall bordering the field is the former Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill (since renovated into loft apartments) and Cabbagetown, both constructed by Jacob Elsas, who is buried in the new Jewish section.
		The lamp, which bears scars from the bombing of Atlanta in 1864, was donated to the cemetery by Franklin Miller Garrett.
		Therefore, shortly after Oakland was added to the National Register of Historic Places on 1976-04-28, the Historic Oakland Foundation was established.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oakland_Cemetery (2588 words)

	OAKLAND CEMETERY, St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
		This is a courtesy, in recognition that the business of a cemetery is to care for burials and the burial grounds, not to correspond with family historians.
		With the founding of the Oakland Cemetery Association in 1853, St. Paul had one of the first formal non-sectarian burial places in the developing territory.
		There are areas established for various groups, including Chinese, Hmong, Orthodox Christians; a variety of monuments from the trees of life to lambs to hand carved stones to ornate sarcophagi; an area set aside for burial of the poor, and another for soldiers, and yet another for firefighters.
	www.parkbooks.com /MnGenWeb/oakland.html (1035 words)

	Talgov.com - Residents - Community Services - Cemeteries - History of Greenwood Cemetery
		The history of Greenwood Cemetery is intimately connected with the history of race relations in Tallahassee.
		An ordinance closing that part of the city cemetery heretofore designated as the public burying ground for the purpose of the burial of the dead bodies of colored persons and prohibiting the further burial of the dead bodies of colored persons in said cemetery.
		During the cleanup of the cemetery, a survey of the cemetery's gravemarkers was conducted by volunteers.
	www.talgov.com /pubworks/gwhistory.cfm (2044 words)

	Oakland Cemetery - Definition, explanation
		Oakland Cemetery is Atlanta, Georgia's oldest and largest cemetery as well as its third largest green space (behind Piedmont Park and Grant Park).
		Founded as "Atlanta Cemetery" in 1850 on six acres (2.4 hectares) of land southeast of the city, Oakland was renamed in 1872 to reflect the large number of oak and magnolia trees growing in the area.
		Formwalt, as deputy sheriff of DeKalb County was transporting a prisoner from the Fulton Court House when the man broke free and stabbed Formwalt, killing him only a short time into his term in office.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/o/oa/oakland_cemetery.php (2648 words)

	MINNESOTA PUBLIC GARDENS - OAKLAND CEMETERY, cemetery, historic-garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		This cemetery has significance as a local example of the "rural" cemetery style that swept the nation in the 1800's.
		These cemeteries were park-like and tended to be planted with many and varied trees.
		By 1938, there were 30,000 trees in Oakland, over 1,000 of these elms.
	horticulture.coafes.umn.edu /gardens/gardens-metro/Oakland-Cemetery.htm (301 words)

	Oakland Cemetery - Atlanta - visitor information, travel planning, sites, activities, events
		Oakland is enchanting place to stroll around and feel at peace.
		Oakland began as six acres, and now maintains 88 acres, but the first part you see inside the main entrance is the oldest bit.
		Dating from the 1850s, the cemetery was the final destination for all Atlantans until 1884, when private burial grounds began appearing throughout the city.
	www.homeandabroad.com /c/46/Site/51255_Oakland_Cemetery_visit.html (378 words)

	Grave matter for pet cemetery Oakland Tribune - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		On Tuesday, the cemetery handed Cole what is left of his dog in a sandwich bag.
		The small pet cemetery -- the Bay Area's only operating animal burial ground -- is not your ordinary cemetery.
		Hrudicka, who buried her dog Poquito at the cemetery in 1986, is one of the upset pet owners organizing the rally on Sunday.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4176/is_20060610/ai_n16478143 (831 words)

	Oakland Cemetery \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Atlanta \| Frommers.com
		The cemetery is not only famous for historical reasons, but also because it is a virtual outdoor museum of Gothic and classical-revival mausolea, bronze urns, stained glass, and Victorian statuary.
		A 5-year $15 million restoration aimed at reviving the cemetery as a park got underway in early 2003, and Atlanta residents certainly seem to be taking to the idea -- dozens of people jog and walk on the rolling terrain every day, and picnickers are a common sight.
		It's a fascinating way to learn about the history of the graveyard and about graveyard symbolism (a lopped-tree-trunk marker indicates a life cut short or goals unachieved, rocks on a grave denote a life built on a solid foundation, a shell means resurrection, and so on).
	www.frommers.com /destinations/atlanta/A21863.html (575 words)

	MPR: Oakland Cemetery home to Minnesota's Civil War history
		Paul, Minn. — Alexander Ramsey, the first territorial governor of Minnesota and the state's second governor, is buried in Oakland Cemetery.
		The second territorial governor of Minnesota, Willis Gorman, is also buried at Oakland Cemetery.
		Oakland Cemetery is also "the people's cemetery." Many new immigrant families who bought multiple plots in the 19th century, did not use all their allotted gravesites.
	news.minnesota.publicradio.org /features/2005/05/30_siplej_oaklandtour (467 words)

	Oakland Cemetery - Wikipedia
		Der Oakland Cemetery ist mit 35,6 Hektar Fläche Atlantas größter und ältester Friedhof und gleichzeitig auch die drittgrößte Grünfläche der Stadt.
		Oakland ist ein ausgezeichnetes Beispiel für Friedhofsarchitektur im viktorianischen Stil und folgt dem Stil der Gartenfriedhöfe, der in den USA durch den Mount Auburn Cemetery in Massachusetts begründet wurde.
		Luftbild von Oakland - Das 2002 aufgenommene Bild der USGS fokussiert auf den Friedhof, der einfach als grünes Pentagon in der Bildmitte identifiziert werden kann.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oakland_Cemetery (2047 words)

	Oakland Cemetery - Marie Matthews
		Oakland Cemetery, established in 1850, is Atlanta's oldest cemetery as well as one of the largest greenspaces in the city.
		Oakland's wide variety of landscape and architecture makes it an ideal place to practice plein air work.
		All of the Oakland paintings were done on site, usually in one to two hours.
	mmatthews.com /cats/oakland.html (93 words)

	Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia
		One of the first acts of this newly civilized town was the purchase of a 6-acre plot for the city cemetery.
		The original dirt "roads" through the cemetery have been bricked and paved and the low-cut vegetation has grown, but the land itself is remarkably similar to the way the land looked in the last half of the 1800's.
		West of the original cemetery is the Confederate section, introduced by a obelisk that stands some 65 feet tall known as the "Confederate Memorial (pictured at top of page)." Made of granite from Stone Mountain, when it was erected it was the tallest building in Atlanta.
	roadsidegeorgia.com /site/oakland.html (810 words)

	elemess photos - atlanta - oakland cemetary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Historic Oakland Cemetery is right up the road from me. Many famous Atlantans are buried here; some are pictured below.
		Locals are still buried here - I saw a fresh grave dated Dec 15, 2001 and another headstone with five names, four of which are yet to be buried (including one guy born in 1973).
		Oakland is only a couple miles from downtown, seen in the background.
	mywebpages.comcast.net /elemess/photosoakland.html (188 words)

	Oakland Cemetery, Rusk Co. Cemeteries of TX (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		Oakland Cemetery, Rusk Co. Cemeteries of TX Rusk Co Cemeteries of TX
		There are no signs of a fence around the cemetery, and the old road has apparently been out of use for many years, there is a rotted bridge nearby.
		On the east side of the cemetery is a rectangular rock structure, about two feet high and open at the top, filled with earth and having a large oak tree growing in the center.
	www.cemeteries-of-tx.com /Etx/Rusk/cemetery/Oakland.htm (230 words)

	Oakland Cemetery : 248 Oakland Ave - Atlanta Landmark
		Oakland Cemetery : 248 Oakland Ave - Atlanta Landmark
		Confederate and Union soldiers, Georgia governors, Atlanta mayors, author Margaret Mitchell and golfer Bobby Jones are among the 40,000 people buried in Oakland Cemetery.
		The 88-acre Victorian cemetery was founded in 1850 and is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
	www.travelgrande.com /atlanta-travel-guide/oakland-cemetery-info.htm (75 words)

	AEL Project: The Voices of Oakland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-16)
		The Voices of Oakland uses Augmented Reality (AR) technology to introduce visitors to the history and architecture of Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta's oldest cemetery.
		In this prototype of The Voices of Oakland, the experience is controlled from a second portable computer communicating with the visitors’ computer over a wireless network.
		This second computer acts as a kind of “Wizard of Oz” interface, allowing the tour guide to monitor which buttons the visitors have pressed on their hand-held and to decide what audio segment should be delivered next.
	www.gvu.gatech.edu /ael/projects/voicesofoakland.html (332 words)

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