Antebellum cemeteries in the heart of cotton country are about as Southern gothic as you can get.
I posted video from my most recent Rose Hill visit on social media.
A Tik Tok follower commented about how serene it was—a sentiment I share.
But the comment also got me thinking about the layers of history buried beneath the monuments at Rose Hill Cemetery. The commercial hub of middle Georgia in the 19th century, Macon’s economy on depended on cotton, and cotton depended on slavery. The beauty of Rose Hill belies these hideous foundations.1
Antebellum cemeteries in the heart of cotton country are about as Southern gothic as you can get.
That’s the gist of the brief video above.2
Rose Hill & the Allman Brothers Band
I’ve written quite a bit about Rose Hill. Here’s a sampling.
🍑 Who is Elizabeth Reed? (She’s more than just inspiration for the song’s title).
🍄 Macon and the Legacy of the Allman Brothers Band Part 1 and Part 2.
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