Rest Hill Cemetery is an African-American cemetery in Lebanon, Tennessee.
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| Location | TN 141 E of jct. with TN 24 Bypass, Lebanon, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates | 36°12′37″N 86°16′13″W / 36.21028°N 86.27028°W |
| Area | 7.7 acres (3.1 ha) |
| Built | 1867 |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000212[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 25, 1993 |
The cemetery was established with the help of the Freedmen's Bureau in 1867–1869, during the Reconstruction Era.[2] It was expanded in 1880.[2] It includes the burials of at least 25 blacks who were born as slaves, before the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.[3] There are also civic leaders like J. R. Inman (a co-founder of the Wilson County Colored Teachers Association) and Republican politicians like Jake Owens and Martin Manson, from the postbellum era.[2]
The cemetery has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 25, 1993.[1] By 2002, it was mostly overgrown, and the city of Lebanon agreed to restore it.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rest Hill Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved May 12, 2018. With accompanying pictures
- ^ a b Humbles, Andy (July 20, 2002). "Historic black cemetery clings to its secrets". The Tennessean. p. 19. Retrieved May 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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