词条 | Nashville City Cemetery |
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| name =Nashville City Cemetery | nrhp_type = | image = WTN MexicanVillains 002.JPG | caption = | location =1001 4th Ave. S. Nashville, Tennessee | nearest_city = | coordinates = {{coord|36|8|50|N|86|46|11|W|display=inline,title}} | area = | built =1822 | architect =William Strickland | architecture = | added = October 18, 1972 | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | refnum = 72001235 | mpsub = | governing_body = }} Nashville City Cemetery is the oldest public cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee. Many of Nashville's prominent historical figures are buried there. It includes the tombs of 22,000 people, 6,000 of whom were African Americans. OverviewNashville City Cemetery was opened on January 1, 1822. By 1850, over 11,000 people were buried there. In 1958, Nashville Mayor Ben West led an effort to restore and preserve the cemetery. In 1972, it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places due to its historical and architectural significance. Among those interred in the cemetery are two of Nashville's founders, four Confederate generals, one Tennessee Governor, and twenty-two mayors of Nashville. Also buried there are numerous soldiers, schoolteachers, former slaves, early civic leaders, and other interesting citizens of Nashville. By 2017, the cemetery included the tombs of approximately 22,000 people, 6,000 of which were African Americans.[1] On March 4, 2017, Elias Polk and Matilda Polk, two slaves who belonged to President James K. Polk, had their tombstones replaced as part of an effort to recognize more African-Americans buried at the cemetery.[1] Nashville City Cemetery is located near downtown Nashville at 1001 4th Avenue South. Notable buried
References1. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Humbles|first1=Andy|title=James K. Polk slaves recognized at Nashville City Cemetery|url=http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2017/03/04/james-k-polk-slaves-recognized-nashville-city-cemetery/98353164/|accessdate=March 5, 2017|work=The Tennessean|date=March 4, 2017}} 2. ^1 2 Friends of Metropolitan Archives of Nashville and Davidson County, TN 3. ^Nashville City Cemetery
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4 : Cemeteries in Nashville, Tennessee|Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Tennessee|1822 establishments in Tennessee|National Register of Historic Places in Nashville, Tennessee |
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