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Evergreen Cemetery is a cemetery located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The cemetery began as a slave cemetery until its owner Dr. James Maney (the owner of Oaklands Plantation), deeded a portion of his land to the city of Murfreesboro in 1872 to replace the "Old City Cemetery" which is located near downtown Murfreesboro.〔 The cemetery is the final burial place for many notable people from Tennessee and the grounds are home to centuries old maple, oak and magnolia trees. Some of the trees pre-date the cemetery and a number of the headstones are more than 140 years old.〔 Evergreen Cemetery is governed by a 34-member board of directors and its current chair is John Rucker, Jr. who has served on the board for over 24 years. It is located at 519 Greenland Drive and is open Monday-Friday, 9 AM-4 PM.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Cemetery Info )〕 Tours of the cemetery, presented by Oaklands Mansion, are also held each year.〔 ==Confederate Circle== The ''Confederate Circle'', a mass grave site, was established in 1890. In 1891, remains of Confederate soldiers were gathered from burial locations across the area, including the "Old Confederate Cemetery" located about south of Murfreesboro, and reinterred here. Some 2,000 - about 90% unnamed - soldiers, are buried in the Circle.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Evergreen Cemetery )〕 The Circle is the site of several observances and memorials throughout the year for local Sons of Confederate Veterans Camps, including Camps #33 and #1355.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Evergreen Cemetery (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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