Rose Hill Cemetery (Macon, Georgia)
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Rose Hill Cemetery
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| Location: | Riverside Dr., Macon, Georgia |
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| Coordinates: | 32°50′52″N 83°38′1″W / 32.84778°N 83.63361°WCoordinates: 32°50′52″N 83°38′1″W / 32.84778°N 83.63361°W |
| Built: | 1840 |
| Architect: | Rose,Simri |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 73000611[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | October 09, 1973 |
Rose Hill Cemetery is in Macon, Georgia, U.S. The cemetery opened in 1840. It was a hangout and artistic inspiration for the Allman Brothers Band during their early years. The Allman Brothers' slide guitarist Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley are interred here, side by side.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
[edit] Notable interments
- Howard Duane Allman
- Clifford Anderson
- Augustus Octavius Bacon
- Charles Lafayette Bartlett
- James Henderson Blount
- Peter Bracken, engineer of the Texas locomotive
- Alfred Holt Colquitt
- Harry Stillwell Edwards
- Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald, founder of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
- Samuel Francis Gove
- Nathaniel Edwin Harris
- James Jackson - United States Representative from Georgia, a judge advocate in the American Civil War, and a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia.
- Henry Graybill Lamar
- John Basil Lamar
- Eugenius Aristides Nisbet
- Raymond Berry Oakley III
- Elizabeth Napier Reed - namesake of Allman Brothers song In Memory of Elizabeth Reed[2][3]
- J. Neel Reed
- George Washington Bonaparte Towns
- Mathra Ellis - namesake of Allman Brothers song Little Martha.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ "Hittin' The Web with The Allman Brothers Band :: FAQ". Allmanbrothersband.com. http://www.allmanbrothersband.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=FAQ&file=index&myfaq=yes&id_cat=1#q30. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ Patterson, R. Gary (2004). Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths, Legends, and Curses. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-743-24423-0. pp. 42–43.
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Categories:
- 1840 establishments in the United States
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Landmarks in Macon, Georgia
- Protected areas of Bibb County, Georgia
- Geography of Macon, Georgia
- Visitor attractions in Macon, Georgia
- Georgia (U.S. state) Registered Historic Place stubs
