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Tennessee Historical Commission
2941 Lebanon Road
Nashville,~ 37243-0442
Gentlemen:
1245 Highway 18
~edon, ~ 38356
c/o Mattie .Miliken
~t. Olivet Cemetery
Project Coordinator
We, the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association are seeking historical status for this
more than 100 year old cemetery which is located on East Forest Avenue in Jackson,
Tennessee. The area ofthe cemetery is 10 acres with a 10 x 12 .storehouse in the center.
There is a large ditch that extends almost the entire length of the cemetery. It is believed
that the land was once part of a battleground and the ditch was a trench.
The city of Jackson does not claim ownership of the land, but at our request will
send in their equipment and mow the aforementioned ditch.
We have struggled for some 24 to 30 years to maintain the property as a
functioning attractive cemetery to be proud of, but all the while our operating funds have
been severely limited. The fact that funds are derived solely from annual dues paid by
burial plot owners for upkeep, plus fees charged to funeral homes for burial privileges they
need, keeps our operating funds at an uncomfortable low.
The cemetery does not own machinery of any kind, therefore the persons we hire
must supply and maintain their equipment. Our once a month maintenance cost last year
(2000) was $900.00 per mowing and trimming. This work should be done twice per
month, and requires two men, but we can barely pay the above stated amount for one
man. When our man has worked one half of the land --the other half has grown up and
needs mowing again. This fact means that he can never complete the job satisfactorily.
We are blessed to have our worker who, in spite of the difficulties and discouragements on
the job, has not deserted us, but continues working. The association shares the
discomforting thought that if he were to quit the job our cemetery would fast begin to
look like a 'No-~an's land.' We are trying to prevent this from happening.
With the many set-backs, we feel we owe our best efforts to continue striving in
honor of those who left an outstanding legacy--who made outstanding in-roads in
history--some of whom died during the early inception (1800s) of the cemetery. Some
interred in Mount Olivet include many in the military during World War I, World War II,
Korean Conflict, and Vietnam as well as those from the fields of~edicine, Law,
Education and Business.
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| Title | MtOlivetCemetery030 1 |
| Transcript | Tennessee Historical Commission 2941 Lebanon Road Nashville,~ 37243-0442 Gentlemen: 1245 Highway 18 ~edon, ~ 38356 c/o Mattie .Miliken ~t. Olivet Cemetery Project Coordinator We, the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association are seeking historical status for this more than 100 year old cemetery which is located on East Forest Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee. The area ofthe cemetery is 10 acres with a 10 x 12 .storehouse in the center. There is a large ditch that extends almost the entire length of the cemetery. It is believed that the land was once part of a battleground and the ditch was a trench. The city of Jackson does not claim ownership of the land, but at our request will send in their equipment and mow the aforementioned ditch. We have struggled for some 24 to 30 years to maintain the property as a functioning attractive cemetery to be proud of, but all the while our operating funds have been severely limited. The fact that funds are derived solely from annual dues paid by burial plot owners for upkeep, plus fees charged to funeral homes for burial privileges they need, keeps our operating funds at an uncomfortable low. The cemetery does not own machinery of any kind, therefore the persons we hire must supply and maintain their equipment. Our once a month maintenance cost last year (2000) was $900.00 per mowing and trimming. This work should be done twice per month, and requires two men, but we can barely pay the above stated amount for one man. When our man has worked one half of the land --the other half has grown up and needs mowing again. This fact means that he can never complete the job satisfactorily. We are blessed to have our worker who, in spite of the difficulties and discouragements on the job, has not deserted us, but continues working. The association shares the discomforting thought that if he were to quit the job our cemetery would fast begin to look like a 'No-~an's land.' We are trying to prevent this from happening. With the many set-backs, we feel we owe our best efforts to continue striving in honor of those who left an outstanding legacy--who made outstanding in-roads in history--some of whom died during the early inception (1800s) of the cemetery. Some interred in Mount Olivet include many in the military during World War I, World War II, Korean Conflict, and Vietnam as well as those from the fields of~edicine, Law, Education and Business. |
