Oakland Cemetery Confederate Lion - Atlanta
N 33° 44.897 W 084° 22.289
16S E 743484 N 3737350
Guards the unknown Confederate soldiers who fought during the Battle of Atlanta, inside Oakland Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WM184N
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2007
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Northeast of the Obelisk, the unknowns are guarded by the “Lion of Atlanta.” Modeled after the Swiss “Lion of Lucerne.” The Lion was carved in 1894 from the largest block of marble quarried in Georgia up to that time. For the nameless soldiers, the dying lion rests on the flag they followed and “guards their dust,” in the words of a commemorative poem.
Date Installed or Dedicated: 01/01/1894
Name of Government Entity or Private Organization that built the monument: Oakland Cemetery and partners
Union, Confederate or Other Monument: Confederate
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