Tour and Preserve Nashville City Cemetery
Sat, May 10
|Nashville City Cemetery
Learn about Nashville's oldest outdoor museum.
Time & Location
May 10, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Nashville City Cemetery, 1001 4th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37210, USA
About the event
Come explore Nashville's oldest outdoor museum, the City Cemetery! This free guided tour will show you how the Cemetery Association cares for and preserve the city's graves. Site Manager Bryan Gilley will talk about his role, detail recent and future projects, and answer any questions. Then, it's your opportunity to get involved! Any interested participants can help clean historic tombstones, many as old as 200 years. The event is also open to non-ICON members, so bring a friend!
Free parking is available. The City Cemetery is a Metro Nashville Public Park, open dawn to dusk, and handicap accessible.
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On March 9, 1820, Nashville's Mayor and Aldermen bought four acres of land from Richard Cross, located "on the plains, south of town," to serve as a burial ground. The cemetery officially opened on January 1, 1822. Fourteen years later, it had outgrown its initial site, prompting the acquisition of additional…