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).
rest, haven, cemetery, franklin, tennessee, acre, cemetery, that, listed, national, register, historic, places, 2012, national, register, historic, placesshow, tennesseeshow, united, stateslocationn, margin, between, aves, franklin, tennesseecoordinates35, 927. The Rest Haven Cemetery in Franklin Tennessee is a 7 acre 2 8 ha cemetery that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012 Rest Haven CemeteryU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of TennesseeShow map of the United StatesLocationN Margin St between 4th amp 5th Aves N Franklin TennesseeCoordinates35 55 38 N 86 52 23 W 35 92722 N 86 87306 W 35 92722 86 87306Area7 acres 2 8 ha Built1855NRHP reference No 12000947Added to NRHPNovember 14 2012It 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 References edit Andra Kowalczyk Martens May 16 2012 National Register of Historic Places Registration Rest Haven Cemetery PDF State of Tennessee Seven Tennessee Sites Added to the National Register of Historic Places State of Tennessee December 28 2012 Archived from the original on April 12 2013 External links editRest Haven Cemetery at Find a Grave nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rest Haven Cemetery amp oldid 1165210795, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
