NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The final resting place for the man known as the “Father of Tennessee” was damaged during the historic ice storm.
General James Robertson and his family are buried at the Nashville City Cemetery on Fourth Avenue South. When trees began to fall across Middle Tennessee, a limb from a towering oak crashed down onto Robertson’s gravesite, knocking over columns and the ornamental fencing that surrounds the sacred space.
James Robertson shaped state’s history from east to west
The Metro Historical Commission, which governs the Nashville City Cemetery, is assessing the damage and developing a repair plan.
Robertson was initially buried at Chickasaw Bluff near Memphis, where he died at the age of 72 in 1814, before he was reinterred at the City Cemetery in 1825. The Robertson family plot underwent restoration in 2009.
Cemetery site manager Bryan Gilley said damage across the cemetery is sporadic…