Sharpe Cemetery
Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, USA
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Covington, Tennessee 39019 United StatesCoordinates: 35.50884, -89.58182 - Cemetery ID:
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Follow the photo's of the heroic & monumental, multiple year, restoration for this nearly two century old cemetery, by a small group of hard working individuals.
[edited comments by M. Whaley ]
Sharpe's cemetery, established on 1830, is like so many old cemeteries, because it too has two separate parts. Although there is only one cemetery, it is segregated between the white and black families. The front part of the cemetery is where the African-American's are buried and that part of the cemetery has been well kept. However, the back part (where the white families were buried) was in very poor shape and it was not maintained for decades.
Previously, the only way to get to back part is to follow a field road (used mainly for tractors) which is on the South (left) side of the cemetery and follow the tree line to the back-most part of the cemetery. Due to the heavy growth, it was recommended to only enter during late fall and winter.
Follow the photo's of the heroic & monumental, multiple year, restoration for this nearly two century old cemetery, by a small group of hard working individuals.
[edited comments by M. Whaley ]
Sharpe's cemetery, established on 1830, is like so many old cemeteries, because it too has two separate parts. Although there is only one cemetery, it is segregated between the white and black families. The front part of the cemetery is where the African-American's are buried and that part of the cemetery has been well kept. However, the back part (where the white families were buried) was in very poor shape and it was not maintained for decades.
Previously, the only way to get to back part is to follow a field road (used mainly for tractors) which is on the South (left) side of the cemetery and follow the tree line to the back-most part of the cemetery. Due to the heavy growth, it was recommended to only enter during late fall and winter.
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- Added: 1 Jan 2000
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 18345
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