Welcome to part two of “The Kontz Family Home.” Visit this link to read part one and view the images. The Kontz family was in Atlanta in July 1864 as Sherman’s men approached the city. They remained in their home on Marietta Street through the Battle of Atlanta amidst the constant shelling … [Read more...]
Atlanta’s Lost Landmarks: The Kontz Family Home
There is no possible way to visit Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery and not notice the Kontz family monument. In her book American Afterlife: Encounters in the Customs of Mourning (2014), Kate Sweeney describes the monument as “a seven-foot arch with the name ‘KONTZ’ in heavy block letters above which … [Read more...]
