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Pleasant Grove Cemetery, connected to the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, is a historically African American burial ground tucked in the woods off Whitlock Avenue near Manning Road in Marietta. Set well back from the highway, it is reached by a narrow access road running behind 1150 Whitlock Avenue.
Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a cemetery in Marietta, Cobb County. It is one of 186 cemeteries documented in Cobb County, among 377 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.9508, -84.5851 near Marietta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kennesaw Memorial Park (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Federal Troops Occupy Marietta, 1864., Smith-Manning House, and Profit…and Loss.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
Pleasant Grove Cemetery, connected to the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, is a historically African American burial ground tucked in the woods off Whitlock Avenue near Manning Road in Marietta. Set well back from the highway, it is reached by a narrow access road running behind 1150 Whitlock Avenue.
Sources: findagrave.com
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