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Fountain Heights in Birmingham in Jefferson County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
 

Oak Hill Cemetery

1871 – 1971

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Oak Hill Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 16, 2021
1. Oak Hill Cemetery Marker
Inscription. Among pioneer citizens of Birmingham who rest here are charter members of Alabama Society Daughters of the American Revolution
 
Erected 1972 by the 12 Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Chapters of Jefferson County.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list.
 
Location. 33° 31.545′ N, 86° 48.989′ W. Marker is in Birmingham, Alabama, in Jefferson County. It is in Fountain Heights. It can be reached from 19th Street North. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1120 19th St N, Birmingham AL 35234, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the
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Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: In Memory of the Pioneers (here, next to this marker); Shuttlesworth in Selma (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Capt. Charles Linn (about 400 feet away); Shuttlesworth after the Civil Rights Era (about 400 feet away); Shuttlesworth Continues the Struggle (about 400 feet away); Shuttlesworth Returns to Birmingham (about 400 feet away); Paying the Ultimate Price (about 500 feet away); Death of an Icon (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Birmingham.
 
Oak Hill Cemetery Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, May 16, 2021
2. Oak Hill Cemetery Marker
Oak Hill Cemetery NRHP plaque. image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 19, 2022
3. Oak Hill Cemetery NRHP plaque.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 447 times since then and 27 times this year. Last updated on February 26, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia.   3. submitted on September 21, 2022, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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Aug. 26, 2026