Comb graves in Looper Speck Cemetery
Title |
Comb graves in Looper Speck Cemetery |
Description |
Comb graves in Looper-Speck Cemetery in Overton Co., Tenn. |
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. |
Date |
2012 November 25 |
Creator |
Finch, Richard |
Place |
Overton County (Tenn.) |
Latitude |
36.250277 |
Longitude |
-85.262638 |
Collection Name |
Richard C. Finch Folk Graves Digital Photograph Collection |
Accession Number |
2013-022 |
Subject - LCSH |
Cemeteries Graves |
Subject - TGM |
Cemeteries Graves |
Owning Institution |
Tennessee State Library and Archives |
ID# |
Okalona Q - Looper-Speck Cem 7 |
Digital Collection |
Comb Graves of Tennessee |
Digital Type |
Still Image |
Digital Format |
Image/jpeg |
Media Type |
Photographs |
Copyright |
Copyright not evaluated: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/ |
Ordering Information |
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