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This African American burial ground dating to the 1850s holds Jackson County's Black teachers, ministers, and landowners, including the prosperous Harrison Hawkins beneath a towering draped obelisk, a rare record of post-emancipation achievement.
Paradise Cemetery is a historical marker in Jefferson, Jackson County. It is one of 17 historical markers documented in Jackson County, among 116 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.
The site sits at 34.1197, -83.5819 near Jefferson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Paradise Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Builder of the Nation, Jackson County Courthouse, and Jackson County.
This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Paradise Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Jackson County. This page is the historical marker in Jefferson. The others:
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