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This historic African-American cemetery opened in late 1925 as Fairview Cemetery, was chartered in 1926, and took the name Lincoln Cemetery in 1927. Occupying about 110 acres on Atlanta's west side, it has served the region's Black community for nearly a century. Among those interred here are boxing champion Theodore "Tiger" Flowers and civil-rights leaders Ralph David Abernathy and Hosea Williams.
Lincoln 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 33.7653, -84.4638 near Atlanta. The nearest cataloged historic site is Elliott Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include The Siege Lifted, Battle of Ezra Ch., and The Honorable Isabel Gates Webster.
This record is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
This historic African-American cemetery opened in late 1925 as Fairview Cemetery, was chartered in 1926, and took the name Lincoln Cemetery in 1927. Occupying about 110 acres on Atlanta's west side, it has served the region's Black community for nearly a century. Among those interred here are boxing champion Theodore "Tiger" Flowers and civil-rights leaders Ralph David Abernathy and Hosea Williams.
Sources: findagrave.com
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