Location: Gainesville

Alta Vista Cemetery

The long history of Alta Vista Cemetery began in 1872 when the City Government purchased 9.25 acres from soon to be Georgia Governor Allen D. Candler. Alta Vista is the final resting place of two former Georgia Governors, Lt. Gen James Longstreet, three Revolutionary War Solders, a N.A.S.A. Astronaut, two U.S. Congressmen, two men Georgia […]

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James Longstreet Grave

James Longstreet buried at Alta Vista Cemetery, Gainesville.

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