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	Rest Haven Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	N. Margin St. between 4th & 5th Aves. N., Franklin, Tennessee
Coordinates	35°55′38″N 86°52′23″W / 35.92722°N 86.87306°W
Area	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built	1855
NRHP reference No.	12000947
Added to NRHP	November 14, 2012

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The Rest Haven Cemetery in Franklin, Tennessee is a 7-acre (2.8 ha) cemetery that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

It is significant in the history of Franklin. The cemetery was formally founded in 1855 but has some earlier burials, as early as 1841. It has 475 documented graves, including those of 66 Confederate Civil War soldiers.^[1] Among the Civil War veterans is Union Brevet Brigadier General, James Patton Brownlow who died at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States (1841–1879).

It is across North Margin Street from Franklin City Cemetery, also NRHP-listed in 2012.^[2]

References

^ Andra Kowalczyk Martens (May 16, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rest Haven Cemetery" (PDF). State of Tennessee.
^ "Seven Tennessee Sites Added to the National Register of Historic Places". State of Tennessee. December 28, 2012. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013.

External links

Rest Haven Cemetery at Find a Grave

[nrhpdoc-1] Andra Kowalczyk Martens (May 16, 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rest Haven Cemetery" (PDF). State of Tennessee.

[TNannounce-2] "Seven Tennessee Sites Added to the National Register of Historic Places". State of Tennessee. December 28, 2012. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013.

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-The '''Rest Haven Cemetery''' in [[Franklin, Tennessee]] is a {{convert|7|acre|adj=on}} [[cemetery]] that was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2012.
+The '''Rest Haven Cemetery''' in [[Franklin, Tennessee| Franklin]], [[Tennessee]] is a {{convert|7|acre|adj=on}} [[cemetery]] that was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2012.
-It is significant in the history of Franklin.  The cemetery was formally founded in 1855 but has some earlier burials, as early as 1841.  It has 475 documented graves, including those of 66 Confederate Civil War soldiers.<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url=http://tn.gov/environment/hist/pdf/rest-haven-cemetary.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rest Haven Cemetery |author=Andra Kowalczyk Martens |date=May 16, 2012 |publisher=State of Tennessee}}</ref>
+It is significant in the history of Franklin.  The cemetery was formally founded in 1855 but has some earlier burials, as early as 1841. It has 475 documented graves, including those of 66 Confederate Civil War soldiers.<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite web|url=http://tn.gov/environment/hist/pdf/rest-haven-cemetary.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Rest Haven Cemetery |author=Andra Kowalczyk Martens |date=May 16, 2012 |publisher=State of Tennessee}}</ref> Among the Civil War veterans is Union Brevet Brigadier General, [[James Patton Brownlow]] who died at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States (1841–1879).
-It is across North Margin Street from [[Franklin City Cemetery]], also NRHP-listed in 2012.<ref name=TNannounce>{{cite web|url=http://news.tn.gov/node/10102 |title=Seven Tennessee Sites Added to the National Register of Historic Places |publisher=State of Tennessee |date=December 28, 2012}}</ref>
+It is across North Margin Street from [[Franklin City Cemetery]], also NRHP-listed in 2012.<ref name=TNannounce>{{cite web |url=http://news.tn.gov/node/10102 |title=Seven Tennessee Sites Added to the National Register of Historic Places |publisher=State of Tennessee |date=December 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130412024731/http://news.tn.gov/node/10102 |archivedate=April 12, 2013 }}</ref>
 ==References==
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+==External links==
+* {{Find a Grave cemetery}}
 {{National Register of Historic Places}}
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+[[Category:1855 establishments in Tennessee]]
+[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Williamson County, Tennessee]]
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