Details for Pine Crest Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507017467

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Marker Number 17467
Atlas Number 5507017467
Marker Title Pine Crest Cemetery
Index Entry Pine Crest Cemetery
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City
County Cass
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Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location West end of Cameron Street and oen block west of North Louise Street in the City of Atlanta. It is bounded by Melrose, Johnson and Church Streets.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 16" x 12"
Marker Text Located on the highest elevation of Atlanta, the first two acres of this site were formally deed to the city for cemetery use by Preston Rose Scott in 1887. The earliest marked grave, that of Esthre Fitts, dated August 7, 1878, indicates its earlier use as a burial ground. The oldest grave in a segregated area once separated by a fence, now removed, is that of R.A. Williams (d. 1880). A four-acre gift by the H.G. Goree Estate in 1934, and a land acquisition in 1984, have allowed for the growth of this cemetery where the descendants of those who developed the Atlanta area continue to honor their veterans and loved ones. Historic Texas cemetery-2001