Walnut Grove Cemetery
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Title |
Walnut Grove Cemetery |
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Date |
2001 |
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Coverage |
2000-2009 |
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Property name |
Walnut Grove Missionary Baptist Church |
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Additional property name |
Walnut Grove Baptist Cemetery |
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Property type |
Cemetery |
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Additional property type |
Church |
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Community Name |
Jackson, Madison County, TN |
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Description |
Color photograph of a cemetery. The cemetery is located on a hill with the photograph taken from the top looking down. The cemetery is in a wooded area with trees mixed in with the headstones. In the foreground is a row of 7 headstones; an arched upright headstone on the left has a potted plant in front of it; to its right is a obelisk headstone, a slant headstone, and four more upright headstones. There are many more headstones on the hill with many decorated with pink and red flowers. |
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Historical Notes |
According to the church history, the first Walnut Grove MB congregation originally worshiped in a brush arbor. The first church building was built in 1881 while Reverend Ed Hicks was pastor. In 1922 the current building was constructed under the leadership of Reverend Paul Lawrence Freeman. The church was then remodeled in 1983 when Reverend S.P. Sanders was pastor. At the time the 2001 survey was taken, Reverend Clarence Williams Sr. was pastor, who was the 13th pastor of the church. Other former pastors include Reverend Jake Dawson, Reverend John Jernigan, Reverend Anderson Jones, Reverend John H. Poe, Reverend W. C. Chism, Reverend Timothy Grimes, Reverend O. W. Hoyle, and Reverend U. D. Lewis. |
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Collection Name |
African American Churches |
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Subject-LCSH |
African American cemeteries -- Tennessee
African American churches -- Tennessee |
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Subject-AAT |
cemeteries |
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Type |
Still image |
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Genre |
Photograph |
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Medium |
Paper |
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Extent |
4 x 6 in. |
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Processing notes |
600ppi |
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Contributing Institution |
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University |
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Conditions for use |
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only. |
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Digital Publisher |
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
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