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Title	Alexandria Cemeteries Historic District: small grave markers
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van, photographer
Date	2002?
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Alexandria Cemeteries Historic District
Property type	Cemetery
Additional property type	Church; District
National Register Reference	02000584 listed May 30, 2002
Community Name	Alexandria, Dekalb County, TN
Description	Black and white photograph of about three markers not big enough for writing.
Historical Notes	The Alexandria Cemeteries Historic District is located at the end of Cemetery Street in Alexandria, TN. The district includes the Seay Chapel African-American United Methodist Church, the East View (White) cemetery and the African-American cemetery. Of these, the East View Cemetery is oldest, dating to 1836 or earlier. It contains the remains of both Federal and Confederate veterans of the Civil War. Seay Chapel was established in 1869 on land deeded by the city of Alexandria for construction of an African-American church, school and cemetery. The original Seay Chapel building was replaced in 1931 with a new building that features rock-faced masonry. W.E.B. Dubois attended the church while serving as a teacher at the nearby Wheeler School during his undergraduate years at Fisk University. His experience there was described in his book, Souls of Black Folk.
Collection Name	African American Churches
Subject-LCSH	African American cemeteries -- Tennessee Sepulchral monuments -- Tennessee
Subject-AAT	Cemeteries Tombstones
Subject-TGM	Cemeteries Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Type	Still image
Genre	Photograph
Medium	Paper
Extent	7" x 5"
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University

Alexandria Cemeteries Historic District: small grave markers

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