The Tent Graves of Stamps Cemetery in Putnam County, Tennessee

The hallmark of Stamps Cemetery is the comb graves or tent graves. It’s one of several cemeteries in the South that contain this vernacular form of a grave marker that forms this pyramid shape. They are found almost exclusively in the Appalachian Mountains, most of them in Tennessee. The reason why they were built this … Continue reading The Tent Graves of Stamps Cemetery in Putnam County, Tennessee