On our trip, I learned Oakland is the oldest cemetery in Atlanta. It was originally called Atlanta Cemetery and had only 6 acres. It was named Oakland because of all the oak trees that were there. It was established where downtown is today, but then it was moved.
I enjoyed having lunch and seeing the Conferdate Lion. Also, we saw Jasper Newton Smith. Jasper Newton Smith is close to the entrance and he faces Atlanta because he wanted to face the city he was creating. Jasper Newton Smith also hated neck ties and he made his mausoleum before he died so he could make sure there wasn’t a neck tie on his grave. I liked going to Oakland for the second time!
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