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Tent Graves of Mt. Gilead Cemetery

Sparta, TN

Several graves are covered by pitched stone slabs that resemble tiny tents, a regional burial tradition concentrated in parts of Tennessee and Kentucky. The unusual forms should be viewed respectfully without climbing or disturbing the stones.

Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.

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Source: Atlas Obscura

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