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Title
Mt
.
Ararat
Cemetery
Sign
Creator(s)
Gardner
,
Leigh
Ann
,
photographer
Date created
1910s
Date of photograph
2013
Theme
Finding Community
Subtheme
Cemeteries
Subject-LCSH
African American cemeteries
Geographic Location
United States -- Tennessee -- Nashville
County Name
Davidson County
Description
Iron
scrollwork
arch
mounted
on
square
stacked
limestone
pillars
. "
Mt
.
Ararat
Cemetery
"
is
spelled
out
in
wrought
iron
lettering
, with
running
scroll
of
decorative
motifs
below
and
surrounding
the
simple
iron
cross
atop
the
arch
.
Historical Note
Mt
.
Ararat
Cemetery
in
Nashville
was
established
in
1869
by
two
African
American
benevolent
groups
, the
Sons
of
Relief
No
.
1
and the
Colored
Benevolent
Society
.
Hundreds
, if not
thousands
, of
African
Americans
have been
buried
here
since
that
time
.
Genre
Photograph
Contributing Institution
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only.
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
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