HISTORIC ACCOUNTS  -  THE NASHVILLE CITY CEMETERY

No.
DATE
NEWSPAPER NAME
TOPICS OF ARTICLES ABOUT CITY CEMETERY
1
Nashville Clarion
Need for a new burying ground in Nashville
2
Nashville Whig & Tennessee Gazette
Citizens to meet about a new burying ground
3
Family Chronicle
Octavia Zollicoffer Bond
Richard Cross sold City 4 acres for burying ground
4
Nashville Clarion
Cemetery Sexton needed. Apply to Mayor
5
National Banner & Nashville Daily Advertiser
Past four years of interments
6
National Banner and Nashville Whig
List of burials for part of June, 1835
7
Nashville Whig
Sexton's report of burials in June 1841
8
Nashville Whig
Descripiton of City Cemetery
9
Nashville Whig
Sexton's report of burials in August 1841
10
Nashville Republican Banner
No Fence. Sexton Kingsley re subscripitons
11
Nashville Whig
Sexton Kingsley making improvements
12
Nashville Daily Gazette
Monument to John Sevier
13
Nashville Daily Gazette
Comparison of burials-first 6 mos. 1852 to 1853
14
Nashville Daily Press
Fence stolen at City Cemetery
15
Nashville Daily Press 
Sexton Norvell making improvements
16
Nashville paper
Cave Mystery near the cemetery
17
Republican Banner
Sexton's report of burials in May 1867
18
Nashville Daily Gazette
Condition of City Cem. Fence down near Railroad
19
Union & American
Reburials from City Cemetery near Railroad to Mt. Olivet
20
Nashville Daily Gazette
Council considering buying land for new cem
21
Republican Banner
Neglected graves of Confederate dead
22
Nashville paper
New Gate and repair of fencing taking place
23
Nashville paper
Confederate graves decorated City & Mt. Olivet
24
Republican Banner
Site bought for Confederate dead Reburials
25
Republican Banner
Memorial Concert. Aid Confederate Reburials
26
Republican Banner
Conf. Reburials to Mt. Olivet underway
27
Republican Banner
Confederate graves decorated at Ctiy & Mt. Olivet
28
Republican Banner
Dedication of Confederate burials at Mt. Olivet
29
Union & American
Memorial Day at City & Mt. Olivet
30
Republican Banner
Confederate graves. Reburials at Mt. Olivet
31
Republican Banner
Confederate Reburials continuing to Mt. Olivet
32
Republican Banner
Confederate graves decorated at City & Mt.Olivet
33
Nashville paper
Sexton's report on burials in June 1870
34
Republican Banner
Memorial Day at City, Mt. Olivet & Calvary
35
Republican Banner
Confederate graves decorated at City & Mt. Olivet
36
Union & American
Confederate & Federal graves decorated
37
Clayton History
History of early Nashville cemeteries
38
Crew History
Burial records 1822-1859 at City Cemetery
39
Nashville Banner
Many distinguished Tennesseans at City Cemetery
40
Confederate Veteran
Confederate Monuments in Tennessee Confederate Circle at Mt. Olivet
41
Modern Methods
Many Pioneers at City Cemetery
42
Nashville paper
City Cemetery Restoration progressing
43
Nashville paper
City Cemetery Restoration progressing
44
Tennessean
James Robertson Lot restored, beautified
45
Tennessean
Tracing history, vaults, recent restoration
46
Tennessean
Many Pioneers at City Cemetery
47
Banner Magazine
Condition of City Cemetery

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