Rose Hill Cemetery (Georgia)
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Rose Hill Cemetery is in Macon
, Georgia
, U.S. The cemetery opened in 1840. It was a hangout and artistic inspiration
for the Allman Brothers Band
during their early years. The Allman Brothers' slide guitarist Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley are interred here, side by side.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973.
Macon, Georgia
Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...
, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, U.S. The cemetery opened in 1840. It was a hangout and artistic inspiration
Artistic inspiration
Inspiration refers to an unconscious burst of creativity in a literary, musical, or other artistic endeavour. Literally, the word means "breathed upon," and it has its origins in both Hellenism and Hebraism. The Greeks believed that inspiration came from the muses, as well as the gods Apollo and...
for the Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band is an American rock/blues band once based in Macon, Georgia. The band was formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman and Gregg Allman , who were supported by Dickey Betts , Berry Oakley , Butch Trucks , and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe"...
during their early years. The Allman Brothers' slide guitarist Duane Allman and bassist Berry Oakley are interred here, side by side.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1973.
Notable interments
- Howard Duane AllmanDuane AllmanHoward Duane Allman was an American guitarist, session musician and the primary co-founder of the southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band...
- Clifford AndersonClifford AndersonClifford Anderson was a prominent Georgia politician.-Biography:Anderson was born in Nottoway County, Virginia. He served as a state court Judge in Georgia from 1856 to 1858 and in the Georgia House of Representatives in 1859. He served in the Confederate States Army and represented Georgia in the...
- Augustus Octavius BaconAugustus Octavius BaconAugustus Octavius Bacon was a U.S. politician. He served as a Democratic Party senator from Georgia.-Biography:...
- Charles Lafayette BartlettCharles Lafayette BartlettCharles Lafayette Bartlett was a U.S. political figure, a Democrat, a US Congressman from Georgia.Bartlett was born in Monticello, Georgia. He graduated in 1870 with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Georgia in Athens. While at UGA, he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society...
- James Henderson BlountJames Henderson BlountJames Henderson Blount was an American statesman, soldier and congressman from Georgia. He opposed the annexation of Hawaii in 1893 in his investigation into the alleged American involvement in the political revolution in the Kingdom of Hawai'i...
- Peter Bracken, engineer of the Texas locomotive
- Alfred Holt Colquitt
- Harry Stillwell EdwardsHarry Stillwell EdwardsHarry Stillwell Edwards was an American journalist, novelist, and poet, born at Macon, Georgia. He studied law at Mercer University, Macon, and graduated in 1877. He was assistant editor and editor of Macon journals , gaining distinction as a writer of dialect stories. He wrote on the Georgia...
- Eugenia Tucker Fitzgerald, founder of Alpha Delta PiAlpha Delta PiAlpha Delta Pi is a fraternity founded on May 15, 1851 at Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia. The Executive office for this sorority is located on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Alpha Delta Pi is one of the two "Macon Magnolias," a term used to celebrate the bonds it shares with Phi Mu...
Sorority - Samuel Francis Gove
- Nathaniel Edwin HarrisNathaniel Edwin HarrisNathaniel Edwin Harris was an American lawyer and politician, and the 61st Governor of Georgia.-Early life:...
- James JacksonJames Jackson (congressman)James Jackson was a United States Representative from Georgia, a judge advocate in the American Civil War, and a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. Jackson was also a trustee of the University of Georgia...
- United States Representative from GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
, a judge advocate in the American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, and a chief justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. - Henry Graybill LamarHenry Graybill LamarHenry Graybill Lamar was a United States Representative, lawyer and jurist from Georgia.Lamar was born in Clinton, Georgia, in 1798. He studied law, gained admittance to the state bar and practiced law in Macon, Georgia...
- John Basil LamarJohn Basil LamarJohn Basil Lamar was an American politician, planter and lawyer.-Biography:Lamar was born in Milledgeville, Georgia. He attended the Franklin College, the founding of the University of Georgia in Athens, beginning in 1827 but did not graduate...
- Eugenius Aristides NisbetEugenius Aristides NisbetEugenius Aristides Nisbet was an American politician, jurist, and lawyer.Nisbet was born near Union Point, Georgia. He attended the Powellton Academy in Hancock County, Georgia from 1815 to 1817, the University of South Carolina in Columbia from 1817 to 1819, and graduated from the University of...
- Raymond Berry Oakley IIIBerry OakleyRaymond Berry Oakley III , was an American bassist and one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band.-Biography:...
- Elizabeth Napier Reed - namesake of Allman Brothers song In Memory of Elizabeth ReedIn Memory of Elizabeth Reed"In Memory of Elizabeth Reed" is a jazz-influenced instrumental composed by Dickey Betts that became one of the best-known works ever recorded by The Allman Brothers Band, especially the version on their 1971 live album At Fillmore East.-Overview:...
- J. Neel ReedNeel Reid-External links:**...
- George Washington Bonaparte TownsGeorge W. TownsGeorge Washington Bonaparte Towns was a United States lawyer, legislator, and politician.Towns was born in Wilkes County, Georgia to Margaret George Hardwick and John Towns in 1801...
- Mathra Ellis - namesake of Allman Brothers song Little MarthaLittle Martha"Little Martha" was the only Allman Brothers Band track written solely by group leader and partial namesake Duane Allman. The tune first appeared on the final studio track on the Allman Brothers Band's fourth album, Eat A Peach, released in 1972...
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