Rest Haven Cemetery Explained

Rest Haven Cemetery
Coordinates:35.9272°N -86.8731°W
Built:1855
Added:November 14, 2012
Refnum:12000947

The Rest Haven Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee is a 7acres cemetery that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

It is significant in the history of Franklin. The cemetery was formally founded in 1855 but has some earlier burials, as early as 1841. It has 475 documented graves, including those of 66 Confederate Civil War soldiers.[1] Among the Civil War veterans is Union Brevet Brigadier General, James Patton Brownlow who died at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States (1841–1879).

It is across North Margin Street from Franklin City Cemetery, also NRHP-listed in 2012.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rest Haven Cemetery . Andra Kowalczyk Martens . May 16, 2012 . State of Tennessee.
  2. Web site: Seven Tennessee Sites Added to the National Register of Historic Places . State of Tennessee . December 28, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130412024731/http://news.tn.gov/node/10102 . April 12, 2013 .