Cedar Grove Cemetery is a historic

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located in

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, and owned by the city government. The land was purchased by the City of Lebanon in 1846. However, the first mention of a city cemetery was in the year 1823. Prior to this location, the cemetery was situated on the parcel of land that held the College Street Church of Christ (which now has been converted into

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Offices). Cedar Grove Cemetery has grown to contain approximately , of which remain undeveloped as of 2007.Cedar Grove Cemetery profile
, City of Lebanon website Many of the early leaders of

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and

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are buried here, including some 130 Confederate war dead and veterans.

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s Robert Allen, Robert L. Caruthers, Edward Isaac Golladay, Robert Hatton, and Haywood Yancey Riddle are buried there,A Brief History of Lebanon, Tennessee
, City of Lebanon website as is former

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William Bowen Campbell.

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* * {{Coord, 36.1933811, -86.2974861, type:landmark_region:US-TN_source:GNIS, display=title Cemeteries in Tennessee Lebanon, Tennessee Protected areas of Wilson County, Tennessee