| Author Thomas Wolfe's first novel was Look Homeward Angel. In the book there were constant references to an angel statue, carved from Italian Marble. This is the angel Wolfe placed in American literature. Thomas Wolfe's father, W.O. Wolfe, sold the statue to the Johnson family, to mark the family plot in Oakdale Cemetery. The angel is holding a stone lily in her left hand, and extending her right hand upward. Oakdale Cemetery is located on Highway 64 West, just a short distance from downtown. The statue is protected by a wrought iron fence, and there is a historical marker located nearby. |