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Oak Grove Cemetery (Americus, Georgia)
Oak Grove Cemetery is a historic place of burial located in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, U.S.. It is one of the contributing properties for the Americus Historic District, since the boundary increased in 1979. With History The Oak Grove Cemetery was founded in 1856, and is operated by the city of Americus. The property's first was purchased from local physician Dr. Albert Rees. In 1880, the 129 bodies of Confederate soldiers were moved from Andersonville to Americus and placed in Oak Grove Cemetery. It contains the burial for 129 veterans of the Confederate States Army, of which 45 of the burials are "unknown". Ladies' Memorial Association of Americus added a Confederate memorial statue in 1899. It also contains a small section for Spanish–American War veterans. In 2024, some gravestones from the 19th-century at Oak Grove Cemetery were vandalized. Notable internments * Griffin Bell (1918–2009) judge, 72nd Attorney General of the United States, served unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americus Historic District
The Americus Historic District is a historic district in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, U.S.. The defined area is an irregular pattern along Lee Street, with extensions on Dudley Street, at the railroad tracks, Rees Park, and Glessner Street. With It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 1, 1976. Church Street and the Oak Grove Cemetery represent a boundary increase on September 3, 1979. With History The Americus Historic District contains some 400 buildings, and within it are a railroad yard and business district. Of the numerous buildings in the district some 17 buildings are considered "most noticeable" ranked by the city, and it contains 35 intrusion properties. The original town square of Americus was block bounded by Lamar, Lee, Forsyth, and Jackson streets. Notable listed-buildings * Victorian freight depot * Harrold Warehouse (or the Johnson and Harrold Warehouse, 1889); designed for cotton storage * Glover's Opera House ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Franklin Cooper
Capt. George Franklin Cooper Jr. (September 26, 1864 – May 6, 1953) ''Who's Who in America'' was an American naval officer. He was a captain in the United States Navy; and was the commanding officer of the battleship from May 1914 to June 1916 and during World War I. Biography George Franklin Cooper was born on September 26, 1864, in Americus, Georgia. His father Dr. George Franklin Cooper Sr. (1825–1882) was a physician, Baptist minister, and founder of the public school system in his hometown of Americus. With In 1886, Cooper graduated from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. He was appointed to the United States Navy in 1872. He served in World War I in the Fourth Naval District (headquartered at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard), and was awarded the Navy Cross. He died on May 6, 1953, in Philadelphia; and is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, George Franklin 1953 deaths 1864 births Burials at Arlingto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Cemeteries In Georgia (U
A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of ''The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, and lists help us ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places Listings In Sumter County, Georgia
This is a list of properties and districts in Sumter County, Georgia that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). Current listings References {{Registered Historic Places Sumter Sumter may refer to: People Given name * Sumter S. Arnim (1904–1990), American dentist * Sumter de Leon Lowry Jr. (1893–1985), United States Army general Surname * Rowendy Sumter (born 1988), Curaçaoan footballer * Shavonda E. Sumt ... Buildings and structures in Sumter County, Georgia * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meri Wilson
Meri Wilson Edgmon (June 15, 1949 – December 28, 2002), known professionally as Meri Wilson, was an American singer born in Japan. She is best known for singing double entendre novelty songs, and jingles. Early life Meri Wilson Edgmon was born on June 15, 1949, in Nagoya, Japan. Her father was Keith Streeter Wilson, who was a member of the United States Air Force stationed in Japan. She was raised in Marietta, Georgia. Her parents both played instruments, and encouraged her music interest at a young age. She graduated with a BS degree in music from Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University Bloomington; and a MA degree in music education from Georgia State University. "Telephone Man" and success While singing some jingles in a Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas studio in early 1977, she caught the attention of former Bloodrock vocalist Jim Rutledge from Fort Worth, who introduced her to music producer Boomer Castleman. Wilson began recording for his BNA Records label and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joanna Moore
Joanna Moore (born Dorothy Joanne Cook; November 10, 1934 – November 22, 1997) was an American film and television actress, who, between 1956 and 1976, appeared in 17 feature films and guest-starred in nearly a hundred television series episodes. After 1976, personal problems derailed her career and she landed only two minor film roles. From 1963 to 1967, she was married to actor Ryan O'Neal, with whom she had two children, Griffin O'Neal and Tatum O'Neal. Moore's career hit its peak in the 1960s. During that time, she guest-starred in several popular shows, including ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'', '' Perry Mason'', '' The Fugitive'', '' Bewitched'' and '' The Real McCoys''. One of her recurring roles was as Sheriff Andy Taylor's love interest, Peggy "Peg" McMillan in four episodes of ''The Andy Griffith Show'', from 1962 to 1963. Moore was a guest star in such television Westerns as ''The Rifleman'', ''Wagon Train'' (S1E2 & S7E25), ''Gunsmoke'' (title character in three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army (CSA), also called the Confederate army or the Southern army, was the Military forces of the Confederate States, military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) during the American Civil War (1861–1865), fighting against the United States forces to support the rebellion of the Southern states and uphold and expand Slavery in the United States, the institution of slavery. On February 28, 1861, the Provisional Confederate Congress established a provisional volunteer army and gave control over military operations and authority for mustering state forces and volunteers to the newly chosen Confederate States president, Jefferson Davis (1808–1889). Davis was a graduate of the United States Military Academy, on the Hudson River at West Point, New York, and colonel of a volunteer regiment during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). He had also been a United States senator from Mississippi and served a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen S
Allen, Allen's or Allens may refer to: Buildings * Allen Arena, an indoor arena at Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee * Allen Center, a skyscraper complex in downtown Houston, Texas * Allen Fieldhouse, an indoor sports arena on the University of Kansas campus in Lawrence * Allen House (other) * Allen Power Plant (other) Businesses *Allen (brand), an American tool company * Allen's, an Australian brand of confectionery * Allens (law firm), an Australian law firm formerly known as Allens Arthur Robinson *Allen's (restaurant), a former hamburger joint and nightclub in Athens, Georgia, United States *Allen & Company LLC, a small, privately held investment bank * Allens of Mayfair, a butcher shop in London from 1830 to 2015 * Allens Boots, a retail store in Austin, Texas * Allens, Inc., a brand of canned vegetables based in Arkansas, US, now owned by Del Monte Foods * Allen's department store, a.k.a. Allen's, George Allen, Inc., Philadelphia, USA People * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Robert Crisp
Charles Robert Crisp (October 19, 1870 – February 7, 1937) was an American politician. He served as in the United States House of Representatives from Georgia, and was the son of Charles Frederick Crisp. Life and career Charles Robert Crisp was born on October 19, 1870, in Ellaville, Georgia. His father Charles Frederick Crisp was from England, and was a politician. Crisp attended the public schools of Americus, Georgia. He served as clerk in the Interior Department in Washington, D.C., from 1889 to 1891. Followed by work as a Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives, from 1891 to 1895. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 189, and commenced practicing law in Americus, Georgia. Crisp was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-fourth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, Charles F. Crisp, and served from December 19, 1896, to March 3, 1897. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1896. He resumed the practice of law in Americus, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Frederick Crisp
Charles Frederick Crisp (January 29, 1845October 23, 1896) was a British-American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Crisp was elected as a congressman from Georgia in 1882, and served until his death in 1896. From 1890 to 1895, he led the Democratic Party in the House, as either the speaker of the House or House minority leader. He was the father of Charles R. Crisp who also served in Congress. Biography Crisp was born in Sheffield, England on January 29, 1845. Later that year, his parents immigrated to the United States and settled in Georgia where he attended the common schools of Savannah and Macon, Georgia. At the outbreak of the American Civil War, he was temporarily residing in Luray, Virginia, with his parents, who were in the middle of a Shakespearean play tour. He enlisted in a local unit, the "Page Volunteers" of Company K, 10th Virginia Infantry, and was commissioned lieutenant. He served with that regiment until May 12, 1864, when he became a prisoner o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Crawford (politician)
Joel Crawford (June 15, 1783 – April 5, 1858) was an American politician, soldier and lawyer. He served as a U.S. Congressman in the state of Georgia. Life and career Crawford was born in Columbia County, Georgia. He attended the Litchfield Law School in Connecticut. After receiving admission to the state bar, he began practice in Sparta, Georgia. In 1811, Crawford moved to Milledgeville, Georgia. During the Creek War, Crawford was a second lieutenant and '' aide-de-camp'' to Brigadier General John Floyd from 1813 to 1814. After the war, he returned to practicing law the in Milledgeville. In 1814, Crawford was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives and served in the body until 1817. In 1816, Fort Crawford was built in Mississippi Territory and possibly named for Crawford. Crawford was elected to represent Georgia in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican during the 15th United States Congress. He won reelection to an additional term in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
