Category Archives: -Georgia

-Georgia, National Register of Historic Places

Lyric Theater-Waycross, Georgia

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This is probably one of my favorite theaters in the state purely for the masks. I don’t believe they are the Masks of Comedy and Drama because they both look horrified. If they do represent Comedy and Drama, this is the first time I’ve never been able to tell the difference which is which. If this is supposed to represent something else, please let me know.

Locals state the building was constructed in 1923. I did find news articles about the theater as early as 1925. It is a contributing property to the Waycross Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.

-Georgia, Cemeteries, Vernacular Headstones

Eddie Parker Marker-Douglas, Georgia

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Douglas, Coffee County, Georgia

While not a fully handmade marker, I classify this as a vernacular marker for Eddie Parker (1976-2002) because whoever made this was using readily available materials to create it. This is located in the Douglas City Cemetery, Coffee County, Georgia.

-Georgia, Black History, Cemeteries, Churches and Temples, Vernacular Headstones

Gospel Aid Christ Community Church and Cemetery-Norwood, Georgia

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I don’t know much about the church, based on burials in the cemetery, I would guess this church was founded around 1900.

These appliqué headstones can be seen throughout the state of Georgia.
Rosie Mae Baker, 1905-1990
-Georgia, Cemeteries, Symbolism

Fairburn City Cemetery-Fairburn, Georgia

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I do not know when the cemetery was founded, but based on the markers and death dates, I believe it was started right after the Civil War. There’s a mixture of Victorian and handmade markers.

While many cemeteries have separate sections for Black and white people that are remnants of segregation, this is the only cemetery I’ve visited where there are physical markers denoting the the Black and white sides.

These white posts run in a line through the cemetery. One side says white and the other side says colored.
This is a Joseph Abrams grave cover.
Mary Elizabeth Camp-1893-1894
Victoria Glawton-This is an Eldren Bailey marker.
-Georgia, Cemeteries, Symbolism, Vernacular Headstones

Jonesboro City Cemetery-Jonesboro, Georgia

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Clayton County
George T. Crawford, 1855-1886

Still, an active cemetery, the Jonesboro City Cemetery highlights a combination of Victorian monuments, handmade markers, and manufactured ones. It also illustrates that it was a segregated cemetery. The Black section sits at the back of the cemetery, and it has several markers showing men and women who were born into slavery but lived past the end of the Civil War.

“Resting till the resurrection.”
Clarence Stagger, 1979-2003
Martha Lee, 1841-1904
-Georgia, Cemeteries, Save Outdoor Sculpture

Sheppard Monument-Elberton, Georgia

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Elbert County

Designed by Richard Cecchini, the Sheppard monument represents Christ at Gethsemane. It’s listed on the Smithsonian’s Save Outdoor Sculpture database.