Rose Hill Cemetery


Rose Hill Cemetery is located on Riverside Drive in Macon, Georgia and is approximately one hour and 15 minutes from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The cemetery was founded in 1840 by Simri Rose and was added to the list of National Historic Places in 1973. It is the final resting place for a number of renowned figures from the area and is one of the oldest cemetery parks in the country.

The cemetery is located in an area of over 60 acres that includes terraced hills overlooking the Ocmulgee River. The designer Simri Rose was a printer and publisher of the Georgia Messenger, but more relevantly here he was also a keen horticulturalist. To create this park like environment for the cemetery, Rose imported plants to complement the indigenous trees and shrubs.

As well as the plants, a spring with a stream and a waterfall, visitors to the cemetery will of course see graves and tombstones here. Amongst those buried here are the musicians Duane Allman and Berry Oakley and nine victims of the infamous Woolfork Tragedy. Within a mile of the cemetery there are several eateries to be found including Joshua Cup Coffee on Washington Avenue.

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