Old gray cemetery book

Heres a link to a brief history of the old cemetery. The cemetery was founded in 1850 and dedicated in 1852 when the first 40 lots were sold at public auction. Strange sound after anissa, our lead investigator, asks, is the col. Founded in 1850 as part of the rural park cemetery movement, it became a popular destination for carriage rides and picnics.

Old gray cemetery, established in 1850, is a cemetery in knoxville, tennessee, usa, listed on the national register of historic places. Old gray is a local treasure, the 1st garden cemetery in tn. Founded in 1850 as part of the rural park cemetery movement, it became a popular destination for carriage rides and picnics in. After considering a great number of names ending in vale, dale or wood or commencing with mount, the name gray was suggested by mrs. Today old gray clearly depicts knoxvilles history and provides an important example of cemetery planning and design during the rural cemetery or garden movement. Neenah high school student holds book signing for self. Subcategories this category has only the following subcategory. Old gray cemetery in knoxville, tennessee find a grave. Kinmundy twp, marion co, il by the kinmundy historical society october 2018 6 row 3 gray, dovyann e. Find a grave currently contains information from over 502,486 cemeteries in over 243 different countries. Just north of downtown knoxville, old gray cemetery is a littleknown historic jewel. Explore this cemetery for graves, information and tombstones for names in old gray in keen mountain, virginia, a find a grave cemetery.

Results will include all those that matched at least one search term. Some have even reported the piano playing itself in the deep dark of night. Old gray cemetery is named in honor of thomas gray 17161771, the english poet who wrote elegy written in a country churchyard. Reese, the first president of the cemetery board of trustees. It was once just a dream for 15year old natalie frank. The cemetery was simply known as gray cemetery until 1892, when new gray cemetery was established about a mile away. You can use the back to the old site link in the yellow bar at the top of each page to return to the old site for now. I thought you might like to see a cemetery for old gray cemetery i found on. Old gray in keen mountain, virginia find a grave cemetery.