https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/645303e86cc9b468eddffeb8fa019add.jpg eba0aea2e94a00cd78e73ddf16fee8fa https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/bf4f958b05b78d5edb693624e1eb3d2a.jpg 6091fd0f5ad54f71f1e88a71b3a78fba https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/c7f825e848633398562bbe4e618d15e9.jpg 1637554d5f7bf77d9844ac4bc503de4d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource People of Oconee Hill Cemetery Subject The topic of the resource People of Oconee Hill Cemetery Description An account of the resource Graves and Summeries of the people buried in the Oconee Hill Cemetery Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kendall Hallberg Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Ben T. Epps Subject The topic of the resource Ben T. Epps Description An account of the resource The father of the state's aviation, Ben Epps—inventor, mechanic, and aviator Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Amelia Collier Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Hudson, Paul Stephen. "Ben Epps." New Georgia Encyclopedia. N.p., 06 Dec. 2002. Web. 11 Apr. 2016. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/14/16 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jackson Alexander Griner Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource New Georgia Encyclopedia Language A language of the resource English Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm The father of the state's aviation, Ben Epps—inventor, mechanic, and aviator—was the first Georgian to build and fly an airplane. Over a thirty-year career Epps was an innovator who instilled a love of flying in many young Georgians, including his own children. Aviation Pioneer. A native of Oconee County, Georgia, this mechanic became a self-taught aviator. Known as “Georgia’s first aviator” he built the Epps Monoplane in 1907, followed by five new designs. The 1924 model of his Epps Monoplane weighed less than four hundred pounds, had a twenty-five feet wingspan and was powered by a two-cylinder motorcycle engine. It got twenty-five miles to the gallon and traveled at speeds of up to sixty miles per hour. In 1917 he opened an airport and operated an airplane service. He died of injuries received when the engine in one of his light bi-planes failed shortly after take off. All six of his sons and two of his three daughters followed in his footsteps by becoming pilots. The Athens/Ben Epps Airport in Athens, Georgia, is named in his honor.