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Rose Hill and Rosemount CemeteriesColumbia, TennesseeGinna Foster Cannon, Michael Fletcher and Teresa ProberOhio Valley History ConferenceOctober 2014
Project Background & ScopeFence dividing Rose Hill and Rosemount Cemeteries
Background:MTSU class project in conjunction with CHP
CHP philosophy
Cultural landscape approach to cemetery districts
Scope:Historical assessment
Preservation considerations
Heritage development
Historical AssessmentHistory of Columbia, Maury CountyImage courtesy of Google Maps
History of Rosemount Cemetery
Entrance to Rosemount Cemetery
Established August 1873
5-acre plot purchased for $800; $500 cash with remainder due January 1974
Prior, African Americans buried at Greenwood
History of Rosemount contText of deed\
History of Rose Hill Cemetery
Map at entrance to Rose Hill CemeteryEstablished 1853; fashionable alternative to Greenwood
Land donated by towns mayor, Meredith Helm
Hybrid style: new garden cemetery movement & rural Upland South folk graveyard tradition
Iconography: Flora & Fauna
Weeping Willow TreeGospel of Christ
Flowers Beauty & brevity of lifeRemembranceIconography: Celestial Beings
Angels Messengers from GodGuardian
Angel Child with Palm FrondWatching over childTriumph over death
Cherub with Broken ColumnGatekeepers Life cut short Iconography: Religious
Cross with CrownDominion of the LordVictoryYork Rite Masons
Figure Pointing toward the HeavensHeavenly sleepGone home to JesusPreservation ConsiderationsInventory of Issues: Short-TermTrash collection Mower damagePrune overgrowth
Inventory of Issues: Medium & Long-Term Moss removal Repair broken walls & fencesReset & repair gravestones
Basic Dos and DontsDo equip mowers with blade guardDo remove scrub trees and prune shrubsDo consider adding trash bins Do remove moss from stones training session requiredDont mow immediately next to stonesDont use commercial herbicides around stonesHeritage DevelopmentWays to Generate Awareness RosemountStart a Friends of Rosemount Society
Educate public on historic, cultural, social and artistic merits walking tours, brochure, website and social media
Give talks at schools and civic groups
Maximize visibility on tourist sites chamber of commerce
Have clean up days trash and removing moss from stones Heritage DevelopmentMaury County African-American Heritage Tour Guide http://www.antebellum.com/downloads/AAHbrochure.pdf
Driving tour features African-American historical and cultural sites including Rosemount Cemetery.
Civil War Trail Marker
TN Civil War Trails Marker program in partnership with The TN National Heritage Area erected their first marker in 2008.
Trails & BywaysMarker program encompasses 5 states. TN driving tour map is the most requested.
In 2012 tourist contributed 16.16 billion dollars to the TN economy.
Generated $1 billion in state and local taxes.
Civil War Trails Marker Process.
Research, historical narrative, images, and captions.
Trails & Byways Application RequirementsPermission for temporary easement.
Text 250-300 in Microsoft word via email or disk.
2-4 images (Civil War period if possible). Submit images digitally, on a CD, or flash drive in jpeg high resolution format-300 dpi.
Trails & Byways Requirements contInclude printed Google map or link including GPS coordinates where the marker will be installed. As well as which direction the visitor will be facing when viewing the marker.
Printed Google map or link state and non-state location placement for the 4 trailblazer directional signs. Be sure to include the mile marker location.Trails & Byways Funding Total cost of marker $5,500 and a yearly maintenance cost of $200. However there are grant funds available in the amount of $4,400.
To qualify for this grant all steps of the application must be followed to the letter.
ADA compliance is vital to receive the $4,400 grant. Rose Hill Documentation Confederate monument erected in 1882 Postcard 1910Standing at Funeral Parade Rest
Rose Hill Documentation cont
Ledger with a list of the dead for Columbia National Cemetery.Inside page of the ledger dedicated for Union dead interred at Rose Hill.Rosemount Documentation Sergeant Asa Johnson served in the 15th Sergeant Frierson served in the 13th regiment regiment and was wounded in the Battle of Nashville
Rosemount Documentation cont
Sergeant Johnsons enlistment paper.Sergeant Friarsons enlistment paper.Rosemount Documentation cont USCT marching in parade Knoxville, TN 1863
Contact Information Ginna Foster Cannon(615) [email protected]
Michael Fletcher (615) [email protected]
Teresa Ann Prober (931) [email protected]