PHOENIX FLIES 2021: Utoy Cemetery Association, Inc.

1465 Cahaba Drive SW,,Atlanta GA 30311

12 March, 2021

Description

Tombs and Trenches: The History of Utoy Cemetery Tour Utoy Cemetery, one of Atlanta’s oldest burial grounds, has been in use since at least 1816 and was also the site of a Civil War field hospital. The cemetery contains a rich array of monument types not seen elsewhere in the city, as well as graves of veterans from every American war. The tour will discuss the lives of persons buried at Utoy, the Battle of Utoy Creek, and the ongoing efforts to preserve the headstones. Street parking available on Cahaba Drive. Tours will be held rain or shine. Child appropriate. Not wheelchair accessible. Limited to 10 guests. Masks required. MISSION STATEMENT: The first and foremost goal of our non-profit organization is to preserve, restore and beautify the historic Utoy Cemetery and to promote it as a local cultural and historic resource.