Record #:

7467

Author(s):

Tomlin, Jimmy

Abstract:

Volunteer efforts are restoring the long-forgotten Jackson County Cemetery with gravesites dating back to 1870. The work began 20 years ago when the county proposed clearing the land for a recreation center. The volunteers invoked an early 20th-century law passed in the General Assembly that makes it illegal to desecrate a cemetery, no matter how old. Originally a pauper cemetery, the site is believed to be the final resting place of Native Americans, slaves, and one Confederate soldier. The volunteers have organized the Jackson County Cemetery Society to continue restoration work at other historic cemeteries in Sylva and Whittier.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 6, Nov 2005, p110-113, il

Subject(s):

Jackson County Cemetery; Cemeteries--Jackson County