Wonderful shots! I visited Nashville from Seattle in Nov 2005 and stumbled on this cemetery completely by accident and was fascinated. The highlight for me was an old oak tree, probably a sapling when the graves were laid, that had grown right around a tombstone and pulled in right up out of the ground.
Aaron
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Guest
12-Apr-2006 23:53
Nice shots!
Guest
31-Jul-2005 01:37
Is it noted anywhere the phrase on the right granite column, as you enter City Cemetary that is slowly erroding from view: "Here sleep heroes of historic days, who lived and wrought the South's fair fame. Their faith and courage through unified way, achieved the glory of American acclaim".
april
12-Feb-2005 15:03
These pictures are beautiful. As a child I was in a journalism class and we did a documentary on the Old City Cemetary. I discovered that there were public money set aside for the upkeep of the grounds by the city. My mother remembers Mayor Richard Fulton call me (an 8th grader) at the time on this matter. Does anyone have any information on this. I do remember all the stories about different tomb stones and the people they represent. The Old City Cemetary is very interesting and filled with history.