Old Graveyard - 3F 39 - Pulaski, TN
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N 35° 11.539 W 087° 02.050
16S E 496889 N 3894370
This cemetery is now a city park, landscaped and cleaned up and lighted in 1969
Waymark Code: WMV3WX
Location: Tennessee, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2017
Views: 8
County of marker: Giles County
Location of marker: S. 1st St., Old Graveyard Park, Pulaski
Marker erected by: Tennessee Historical Commission
Marker Text:
OLD GRAVEYARD
Site of the first graveyard in Pulaski. Used for interments from 1817 until 1888. The first pastor of the local Presbyterian Church is buried here along with ten former mayors and other prominent citizens of the time. In 1968 the abandoned graveyard was converted to this passive park and historical monument by the City of Pulaski and the U.S. Government.
Marker Name: Old Graveyard
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number: 3F 39
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Tennessee Historical Commission
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