Butcher Cemetery Traditional Cache
Backwoods Reviewer: As the owner has not responded to my prior note, I am archiving this listing.
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Betcha didn't know it was here, did you?
This is a very old cemetery. A Baptist church was built here in 1798, which was one of the oldest in the county. It was subsequently abandonded. The first burial was in 1797. Many years ago the cemetery had a stone fence surronding it, with a gated entrance. Many of the stones have been carried off and used for other purposes, but you can still find its remains if you look closely.
Some years ago, the Cumberland Trail Genealogical Society, with the assistance of Chuck Bell and Everest Borkoski, removed large trees which had fallen in the cemetery. A large path was cut through the underbush to provide access to the burial grounds. Most of the thick undergrouth of weeds has been cut back. The Society is asking assistance in the form of money or labor, to restore the cemetery.
Typical cemetery rules apply - please be respectful. Replace the cache exactly as you found it.
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