Rest Hill Cemetery
National Register of Historic Places

Rest Hill Cemetery

Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee
Listed
March 25, 1993
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
93000212

About this property

Rest Hill Cemetery is an African-American cemetery just to the east of Lebanon, Tennessee. The cemetery was established with the help of the Freedmen's Bureau in 1867–1869, during the Reconstruction Era. It was expanded in 1880. It includes the burials of at least 25 blacks who were born as slaves, before the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. There are also civic leaders like J. R. Inman (a co-founder of the Wilson County Colored Teachers Association) and Republican politicians like Jake Owens and Martin Manson, from the postbellum era. The cemetery has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 25, 1993. By 2002, it was mostly overgrown, and the city of Lebanon agreed to restore it.

Location

Lebanon, Wilson County, Tennessee
36.20972, -86.27022

Categories

BLACK
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Battles

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1862Civil War
1.1 mi
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When was Rest Hill Cemetery listed on the National Register?

Rest Hill Cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1993.

What type of historic resource is Rest Hill Cemetery?

Rest Hill Cemetery is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Rest Hill Cemetery?

The period of significance for Rest Hill Cemetery is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1867.

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