Cemetery of enslaved people at The Hermitage located with assistance from VISR
December 12, 2024
December 12, 2024
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 12 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news:
Directly north of The Hermitage, an agricultural field bounded by a historic fence and tree line formed the northern border of the Hermitage Lands purchased by the state of Tennessee in 1856.
There, on a slight rise at the edge of the wooded bottomland near a creek--and approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the main house--investigators confirmed what they had seen on a historic map: a ce . . .
Directly north of The Hermitage, an agricultural field bounded by a historic fence and tree line formed the northern border of the Hermitage Lands purchased by the state of Tennessee in 1856.
There, on a slight rise at the edge of the wooded bottomland near a creek--and approximately 1,000 feet northwest of the main house--investigators confirmed what they had seen on a historic map: a ce . . .