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Description: Comb grave of Marthey Baret in Carr Cemetery in Overton Co., Tenn.
Date: November 25, 2012
Creator: Dr. Richard Finch
Collection name: Richard C. Finch Folk Graves Digital Photograph Collection
Historical note: Comb graves are a type of covered grave that are often called "tent graves." The length of the grave was covered by rocks or other materials that look like the gabled roof or comb of a building. They were popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is conjectured that these graves were covered to protect them from either weather or animals, or perhaps both. While comb graves can be found in other southern states, the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee has the highest concentration of these types of graves.
Accession number: 2013-022
Owning Institution: Tennessee State Library and Archives
ID#: Okalona Q - Carr Cem 6
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Bethel Township, York County, South Carolina
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"In loving memory of a dear Father and Grandfather Ernest Frith, died Jan 12th 1964 aged 72 years, and my daughter Kathleen Coates, Mother & Grandmother. Died January 5th 1993 aged 64 years. God bless."
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