Added to NRHP October 18, 1972 Phone +1 661-661-6161 | NRHP Reference # 72001235 Year built 1822 | |
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Address 1001 4th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203, USA Hours Closed now Monday4AM–8PMTuesday4AM–8PMWednesday4AM–8PMThursday4AM–8PMFriday4AM–8PMSaturday4AM–8PMSunday4AM–8PMSuggest an edit Similar Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Negley, Fort Nashborough, Belmont Mansion, Tennessee State Museum | ||
2014 nashville city cemetery living history tour
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 which are African Americans (including two slaves owned by President James K. Polk).
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Nashville city cemetery living history tour 2016
Overview
Nashville 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. The cemetery currently contains over 23,000 graves. It is located near downtown Nashville at 1001 4th Avenue South.
By 2017, the cemetery included the tombs of 22,000 people, 6,000 of which are African Americans. On March 4, 2017, Elias Polk and Matilda Polk, two slaves who belonged to President James K. Polk, had their replaces with tombstones.