Comb (Tent) Graves and Riverwood Mansion
Interesting set up... do you know what this is called? It is called a Comb Grave or AKA The Tent Grave. You can find these scattered all over Tennessee in the Cumberland Plateau. They started appearing in the late 1800's. The story behind the idea is that the tent gravestones were popular due to problems with the settling of old graves. The traditional wooden coffins would fall apart and once they did, the ground above would start to sink. Keeping a tent-like gravestone above the burial plot protected the sunken ground and kept animals away from the area. Just sharing these interesting facts with you since I just stumbled across this info. This is the Riverwood Mansion. Riverwood Mansion is a historic home located in East Nashville, Tennessee, a beautifully maintained architectural piece of the city's history. The home was built in the 1790s and remains one of the oldest in the city. Making ...