Old Town Cemetery

Old Town Cemetery

Old Town Cemetery is the earliest know cemetery in Athens. Records indicate that the first burials date from the 1820s and continue through the mid-1800s, with some burials past 1900. Many markers in the cemetery are sunken below ground, while others were destroyed or removed from site. The entire b...

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Main Author: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/554
format Electronic
collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
Old Town Cemetery
Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
fulltopic Cultural resources
Cemeteries; Athens, AL; Limestone County, AL
description Old Town Cemetery is the earliest know cemetery in Athens. Records indicate that the first burials date from the 1820s and continue through the mid-1800s, with some burials past 1900. Many markers in the cemetery are sunken below ground, while others were destroyed or removed from site. The entire block was purchased for ten dollars from Robert Beaty and John Carriel.
spelling Old Town CemeteryDylan Tucker, University of North AlabamaCemeteries; Athens, AL; Limestone County, ALOld Town Cemetery is the earliest know cemetery in Athens. Records indicate that the first burials date from the 1820s and continue through the mid-1800s, with some burials past 1900. Many markers in the cemetery are sunken below ground, while others were destroyed or removed from site. The entire block was purchased for ten dollars from Robert Beaty and John Carriel. Alabama Cultural Resource SurveyEarly 1800sTexthttps://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/554"Old Town Cemetery." Title Marker. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal. Accessed May 26, 2015.
title Old Town Cemetery
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url https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/554
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