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Woodlawn Memorial Park is one of the largest cemeteries in Nashville, known as a site where many prominent country music personalities are buried including Porter Wagoner, George Jones, Tammy Wynette, and Eddy Arnold. It is located 660 Thompson Lane, a site rich in history. The land was originally a Revolutionary War land grant of 968 acres ...
Hendersonville Memory Gardens is a cemetery located at 353 East Main Street in Hendersonville, Tennessee, United States, a few miles northeast of Nashville.Formerly known as Woodlawn Memorial Park East, it is the burial site of Johnny Cash as well as several members of the Carter Family of musicians, and numerous other stars from the world of country music.
Forest Lawn Memorial Garden. Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens is a cemetery noted for the number of musicians' graves located within it. It was established in 1960, and is located at 1150 Dickerson Pike in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, just north of Nashville. [1] One area of the cemetery is designated as "Music Row" for the number of country music ...
A view of Greenwood Cemetery, December 2013. Details. Established. 1888. ( 1888) Location. 1428 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville. Greenwood Cemetery is situated at 1428 Elm Hill Pike, Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States. [1] When opened in 1888, it was only the second cemetery in Nashville for African Americans.
NRHP reference No. 05001334. Added to NRHP. November 25, 2005. Mount Olivet Cemetery is a 206-acre (83 ha) cemetery located in Nashville, Tennessee. It is located approximately two miles East of downtown Nashville, and adjacent to the Catholic Calvary Cemetery. It is open to the public during daylight hours.
History. It was built in 1822 for John Nichols. [2] It is an English regency style home reminiscent of Middleton Place near Charleston, South Carolina. [2] After Nichols's daughter Nancy (1808–1844) married Willoughby Williams Jr. (1798–1882), son of Willoughby Williams and President of the Bank of Tennessee, it became their home. [2] [3 ...
The Freedom Riders National Monument is a United States National Monument in Anniston, Alabama established by President Barack Obama in January 2017 to preserve and commemorate the Freedom Riders during the Civil Rights Movement. The monument is administered by the National Park Service. [1] The Freedom Riders National Monument is one of three ...
Coordinates: Spring Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee located at 5110 Gallatin Pike South in the neighborhood of Madison. It holds over 40,000 graves. Prior to the establishment of the cemetery, the Davidson Academy (a precursor to the University of Nashville) was located in a stone house at this location. [1]