Oconee Hill Cemetery

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Oconee Hill Cemetery is a historic 19th-century burial ground in Athens, Georgia, noted for its picturesque landscape and graves of prominent local figures.

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Oconee Hill Cemetery canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf burial ground
cemetery
historic cemetery
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1978
adjacentTo University of Georgia campus
borders University of Georgia Sanford Stadium area
linked to: Sanford Stadium
contains family plots
graves of University of Georgia figures
graves of local political leaders
mausoleums
monuments
country United States
era 19th century
establishedIn 1856
foundedIn 1856
hasArchitecturalStyle Victorian funerary architecture
hasFeature mature trees
ornamental plantings
river bluffs
rolling hills
winding drives
hasHeritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places
hasLandscapeStyle picturesque
rural cemetery movement
hasSection Confederate graves section
Jewish burial section
hasSignificance funerary art
landscape architecture
local history
hasUse active burial ground
historic site
tourist attraction
isHistoricSiteIn Athens, Georgia
isTouristAttractionIn Athens, Georgia
locatedIn Athens, Georgia
Clarke County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Georgia
locatedOnRiver Oconee River
notableFor Victorian-era funerary art
graves of prominent local figures
picturesque landscape
NRHPType historic district
openedIn 1856
ownedBy City of Athens
linked to: Athens
serves Athens community

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Athens, Georgia isHomeTo Oconee Hill Cemetery
Augustin Smith Clayton placeOfBurial Oconee Hill Cemetery
Wilson Lumpkin burialPlace Oconee Hill Cemetery