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Elmwood Cemetery was established as part of the Rural Cemetery Movement of the early-to-mid-19th century. A classic example of a garden cemetery, it is notable for its park-like setting, sweeping vistas, shady knolls, large stands of ancient trees, and magnificent monuments. On 28 August 1852, fifty prominent Memphis citizens each contributed ...
Pages in category "Burials at Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee)" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Yellow Fever Burials in Memphis at Elmwood Cemetery. Memphis suffered several epidemics during the 1870s, culminating in the 1879 epidemic following the most severe bout of the fever, the 1878 wave. During this year, there were more than 5,000 fatalities in the city.
English: Nineteen of the many children who died at the Tennessee Children's Home Society home under the care of Georgia Tann in the early 20th century were buried in a 14x13 lot at the historic Elmwood Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee) with no headstones. In 2015, the cemetery raised $13,000 to erect this monument to their memory.
Memorial Park Cemetery (Memphis, Tennessee) Memphis National Cemetery. Categories: Cemeteries in Tennessee. Cemeteries in the United States by city. Geography of Memphis, Tennessee. Tourist attractions in Memphis, Tennessee. Buildings and structures in Memphis, Tennessee. Protected areas of Shelby County, Tennessee.
Branch/service. Confederate States Army. Rank. Private. Unit. 154th Tennessee Infantry Regiment [2] Battles/wars. American Civil War. Thomas Battle Turley (April 5, 1845 – July 1, 1910) was a Tennessee attorney who served as a Democratic United States Senator from 1897 to 1901.
The Carlisle S. Page Arboretum (80 acres) is an arboretum located within Historic Elmwood Cemetery, 824 South Dudley Street, Memphis, Tennessee . The arboretum contains some 800 trees (of which 400 are labeled), representing 63 species. According to the cemetery's owners, eight of these are National Champion Trees, and two are State Champion Trees.
Asian-American Tombstones in Elmwood Cemetery (2007) Since its founding, Memphis has been home to persons of many different faiths. An 1870 map of Memphis shows religious buildings of the Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Christian denominations and a Jewish congregation. [39]