Decatur Cemetery

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Decatur Cemetery, established during the nineteenth century, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 and is preserved by an organization called the Friends of Decatur Cemetery. A 7.5-acre area known as the "Old Cemetery" includes historic African American burial sites.

Photograph by Melinda G. Smith, New Georgia Encyclopedia

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