Westview Cemetery
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Westview Cemetery, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is the largest cemetery in the South East, comprising over 582 acres, 50% of which is undeveloped. Westview includes the graves of more than 90,000 people.[1]
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[edit] History
The land that would become Westview Cemetery was the site of a portion of the Battle of Ezra Church, a Civil War battle.[2] The cemetery was established in 1884 on Atlanta's west side when Oakland Cemetery was mostly filled out. Over 582 acres were purchased by a private corporation, headed by E. P. McBurney.[1] Burials have always been open to all ethnicities and faiths, providing for burial in plots, crypts or niches.
[edit] Structures
- Westview Abby (Mausoleum and Chapel)
- The Receiving Tomb
- The Water Tower
[edit] Famous Burials
- L.P. Grant, the founders furniture retailers Haverty's & Rhodes
- The entire Adair Clan
- Joel Chandler Harris, newspaperman and author of "Uncle Remus"
- William Berry Hartsfield, Mayor of Atlanta
- James Douglas Edgar, golfer, winner of the Canadian Open
- Ivan Allen Jr., Mayor of Atlanta
- Henry Grady, journalist and orator
- Arthur James Moore, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church
- Asa Candler, businessman, best known as the owner of Coca-Cola
- Alice Hawthorn, victim of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing
- Ralph Emerson McGill, journalist and civil rights leader
- Robert Woodruff, businessman, President of Coca-Cola
[edit] Location and Contact Information
1680 Westview Dr SW
Atlanta, GA 30310
(404) 691-4124
The office is open Monday thru Friday 8AM to 5PM and until 2PM on Saturday and is closed on Sunday. Gates are open from 8AM until 5:30PM every day.
The site is very close to the West Lake MARTA station.
