The interred at Burntstand Cemetery were relocated in the late 1960s from their former location behind the east side of what would later be Tucker Stadium. Approximately 170 were relocated to Shipley Cemetery and others were moved to cemeteries chosen by the descendants of the deceased. This was a duty performed by Leonard Crawford.
title:
Picture of some of first graves to be moved from Tech Campus
creator:
Tennessee Technological University. Photo Services
subject:
Tennessee Technological University. Tucker Stadium
subject:
Athletic fields
subject:
Burntstand Cemetery (Cookeville, Tenn.)
subject:
Cemeteries
subject:
Exhumation
subject:
Crawford, Leonard E., 1902-1969
subject:
Stadiums
description:
The interred at Burntstand Cemetery were relocated in the late 1960s from their former location behind the east side of what would later be Tucker Stadium. Approximately 170 were relocated to Shipley Cemetery and others were moved to cemeteries chosen by the descendants of the deceased. This was a duty performed by Leonard Crawford.
date:
1967-11-06
type:
image
format:
jpeg
identifier:
PS_40_291_0001
publisher:
Tennessee Technological University. Archives and Special Collections
source:
RG 112 Photo Services photographs, Box 40, Folder 291.
language:
eng
relation:
RG 112 Photo Services photographs, Box 40, Folder 291
temporal:
1960s
spatial:
Cookeville (Tenn.)
spatial:
Putnam County (Tenn.)
rights:
In Copyright
rights Holder:
Tennessee Technological University. Photo Services
access Rights:
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