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Rest Haven Cemetery

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Area
  
7 acres (2.8 ha)

NRHP Reference #
  
12000947

Built
  
1855

Added to NRHP
  
November 14, 2012

Rest Haven Cemetery

Location
  
N. Margin St. between 4th & 5th Aves. N., Franklin, Tennessee

The Rest Haven Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee is a 7-acre (2.8 ha) cemetery that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

It is significant in the history of Franklin. The cemetery was formally founded in 1855 but has some earlier burials, as early as 1841. It has 475 documented graves, including those of 66 Confederate Civil War soldiers.

It is across North Margin Street from Franklin City Cemetery, also NRHP-listed in 2012.

References

Rest Haven Cemetery Wikipedia