In 1884, several leading citizens purchased 577 acres to open Atlanta\'s Westview Cemetery.
The cemetery\'s Westview Abbey mausoleum is one of the n.
Haverty. and Havertys founder J.
J.
Grant, author Joel Chandler Harris, High Museum benefactor Harriet High, Coca-Cola founder Asa Candler Sr.
Prominent locals buried here include Grant Park namesake L.
P.
The rolling terrain, part of which was a site in the Civil War battle of Ezra Church, became the final resting place for more than 100,000 people.
In 1884, several leading citizens purchased 577 acres to open Atlanta\'s Westview Cemetery