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Beneath Southern Stone: Atlanta's Haunted Soul
The Grim is opening the gate and entering Oakland Cemetery. Atlanta’s sprawling 48-acre Victorian garden of stone, where the South’s layered past lies buried beneath twisting paths and timeworn monuments.
Founded in 1850, Oakland holds more than the remains of the dead—it preserves the social orders, injustices, and triumphs of a changing city. In the Original Six Acres, you’ll find the cemetery’s oldest graves, including that of Dr. James Nissen. The Jewish sections reflect a quiet tension between German and Russian traditions. The Confederate Burial Grounds stretch wide, with nearly 7,000…
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