In Memory of Unknown Enslaved Individuals

Honors 105 people, most of African descent and likely enslaved, whose unmarked 19th-century graves were unearthed during a 2015 UGA construction project and reinterred with dignity at Oconee Hill Cemetery.

In Memory of Unknown Enslaved Individuals is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9534, -83.3727 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Petroglyphic Boulders (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include United States Navy Pre-Flight School, Latin American Ethnobotanical Garden, and Jackson Street Cemetery.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.