Granary Burial Ground
This cemetery is the site of many Founding Fathers, their relatives, and other important figures in the Revolutionary War history, including: Benjamin...
Old City Cemetery
Old City Cemetery, also known as the Methodist Cemetery, was established as a public burial ground in 1806 on land donated by John Lynch, founder of...
West Point Cemetery
This historically African American burial place, first known as Potter’s Field, was established as Calvary Cemetery in 1873 and renamed West Point...
Third Baptist Church
Alexandria, occupied by Union troops in 1861, attracted many African Americans escaping slavery. In Jan. 1864, a group of formerly enslaved people...
Promise Land
After the Civil War, free people established Promise Land, the first African American community of Dickson County.
Matt Gardner Homestead Museum
Born enslaved in 1847, Matt Gardner gained his freedom during the Civil War and, like few Black landowners, rose to prominence as a farmer and leader...