The Story
Greenwood Cemetery was established in 1904 by William H. Brown and James L. Mayson, with its first burial recorded in 1907. It is notable for its distinct ethnic sections, including sizable Jewish, Chinese, and Greek grounds; the Chinese section centers on a thirty-foot obelisk raised by the Chee Hung Tong in 1911, while the Greek section features a small chapel resembling a miniature Parthenon. The cemetery was desegregated in 1987 with the burial of C.R. Jones, Atlanta's first African-American city council member.
About this site
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Atlanta, Fulton County. It is one of 71 cemeteries documented in Fulton County, among 643 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 33.7249, -84.4555 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Memorial to the Six Million (historic place), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Extended Siege Lines, Utoy Creek, and Utoy Cemetery.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Greenwood Cemetery was established in 1904 by William H. Brown and James L. Mayson, with its first burial recorded in 1907. It is notable for its distinct ethnic sections, including sizable Jewish, Chinese, and Greek grounds; the Chinese section centers on a thirty-foot obelisk raised by the Chee Hung Tong in 1911, while the Greek section features a small chapel resembling a miniature Parthenon. The cemetery was desegregated in 1987 with the burial of C.R. Jones, Atlanta's first African-American city council member.
Sources: findagrave.com
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