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Old Gray CemeteryOld Gray Cemetery, 13 acres of beauty and history, is over 150 years old. Although the land was purchased in 1850, the cemetery was not dedicated until 1852 when the first 40 lots were sold at public auction. Today, Old Gray clearly depicts Knoxville's history as well as the Victorian era and provides an important example of cemetery planning and design during the rural-cemetery or garden movement. Old Gray Cemetery is on the National Register of Historic Places. Stroll or drive through the winding avenues of Old Gray and see the excellent examples of Victorian art and architecture. Many of the huge oaks and hackberries, part of a wide variety of trees and vegetation at Old Gray, are living witnesses to the history of Knoxville since before the Civil War. At that time Old Gray was an open pasture. Website: http://www.discoveret.org/oldgray
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