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South Bend Cemetery (also known as Old South Bend Cemetery and Silver Brook Cemetery) is a cemetery in Atlanta, Georgia near the Federal Penitentiary. The cemetery dates to the 1800s and was maintained by the South Bend Methodist Church, which was located about 6 blocks southwest at 850 Mcwilliams Road. The church disbanded in the 1990s. [1] By 2008 the cemetery was overgrown. A group of volunteers cleared the overgrowth during 2008–2011. [2]

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References

  1. "South Bend Cemetery – Atlanta, Georgia". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  2. Emerson, Bo (August 11, 2012). "Family transforms 1800s cemetery from a jungle into a garden". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Cox Enterprises . Retrieved August 20, 2020.

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