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Founded in 1801 as the town's first burial ground, this small plot on UGA's North Campus holds roughly 800 graves, among them two early university presidents and enslaved Athenians.
Historical Marker
Old Athens Cemetery
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About this site
Old Athens Cemetery is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County, erected in 1996. 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 33.9545, -83.3729 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Jackson Street Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include United States Navy Pre-Flight School, Petroglyphic Boulders, and In Memory of Unknown Enslaved Individuals.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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