Canaan Church Cemetery
Canaan, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
From Communities and Legacies: Maury County's African American History, A Driving Tour
Following emancipation in 1865, a former slave owner donated property to build a church that Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian congregations used. In 1902, the community erected a permanent building for the AME congregation. In 1942, the congregation erected a new building on the same site. On January 29, 1995, a firebomb damaged Canaan, leading to the conviction of three white men for committing a hate crime.
Burials in the cemetery, located near the church, date to the late 1800s. It is the final resting place of several World War I and World War II veterans.
Restored in 1998, the Canaan School dates to the New Deal era, when federal agencies built several new schools in the county. Its architectural style followed a common design for one-room Rosenwald schools in the 1920s.
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From Highway 43, take the Zion Road exit in Mount Pleasant, and take an right after the ramp. The first left is Ashwood Road which will take you to the AME Church, about 2 miles away.
From Communities and Legacies: Maury County's African American History, A Driving Tour
Following emancipation in 1865, a former slave owner donated property to build a church that Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian congregations used. In 1902, the community erected a permanent building for the AME congregation. In 1942, the congregation erected a new building on the same site. On January 29, 1995, a firebomb damaged Canaan, leading to the conviction of three white men for committing a hate crime.
Burials in the cemetery, located near the church, date to the late 1800s. It is the final resting place of several World War I and World War II veterans.
Restored in 1998, the Canaan School dates to the New Deal era, when federal agencies built several new schools in the county. Its architectural style followed a common design for one-room Rosenwald schools in the 1920s.
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From Highway 43, take the Zion Road exit in Mount Pleasant, and take an right after the ramp. The first left is Ashwood Road which will take you to the AME Church, about 2 miles away.
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Maury County, Tennessee, USA
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Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
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Maury County, Tennessee, USA
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Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee, USA
- Total memorials10
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- Added: 17 Mar 2015
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2572710
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