I can’t find anything on this cemetery. It’s still active despite being in a very remote area of Ben Hill County.
Union Cemetery, Georgia
Category Archives: Black History
Davis Monument at Laurel Grove South, Georgia
There’s only one Victorian sculpture in Laurel Grove South Cemetery, the historic Black cemetery in Savannah. It happens to be a John Walz, of Gracie fame. I am unable to confirm much about John and Clara Davis. At one point, I read they were shopkeepers, but I cannot recall the source.
John Walz was a German-American sculptor who moved to Savannah after visiting to help install monuments his company made for the Telfair Museum. My understanding is that no one is certain how many monuments he made for cemeteries, but it’s well-above 80.
Emanuel House of Prayer-Darien, Georgia
Once known as Grace Baptist Church, this Gothic Revival building always gets my attention when I drive through Darien. In researching this church, it is also listed as the Imanuel House of Prayer. It is a contributing property to the local historic district.
Maynard Jackson at Oakland Cemetery-Atlanta, Georgia
Fulton County
Fergerson Cemetery-Guyton, Georgia
Fergerson Cemetery was founded in 1907 when Minnie, Alice, and Annie Feegerson donated land to start a cemetery for Black residents. Since I took these photos a few years ago, there has been an effort to restore the cemetery and document as many burials as possible. It sits next to Guyton Cemetery, which was initially only for white residents.
Alberty House-Cumberland Island, Georgia
Located on the north end of Cumberland Island is an area where freedmen and women lived after the Civil War. This area, known as The Settlement, contains a few extant buildings.
The Roger Alberty House, built-in 1900, sits next to the First African Baptist Church. The Alberty family was one of the original families who made this area into a community.
