Council members Tuesday approved a resolution to nominate Alta Vista Cemetery to the National Register, the official federal list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects significant to American history.
According to Field Services Manager Vince Evans, who manages Alta Vista, there is no place in Gainesville that is more historic.
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Well known and lesser-known citizens are among Alta Vista’s 15,000 final resting places
Alta Vista dates back to 1872 and is the burial place of two Georgia governors, Confederate General James Longstreet and Gainesville’s first mayor
Council members Tuesday approved a resolution to nominate Alta Vista Cemetery to the National Register
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