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Cemetery: Old Prospect
Cemetery
Other:
Sign: Yes
Street: County Road 7 off of Landersville Hwy.
City: Moulton Valley
Township:
County: Lawrence
State: Alabama
Nation: USA
Zip: 35650
lat_ns: N
lat_h:
lat_mmss:
long_ew: W
long_h:
long_mmss:
Status: Abandoned
Size: Medium
Directions: From Moulton Town sqaure go north on Hwy 33 to Hwy
24 head west on 24 to CR 7 left (south) on Hwy 7 about 1-11/2
miles on right there is a wooden sign that has "Old Prospect
Cemetery" on it.
Type: Road-public
Location: Rural
Terrain: Level
Watersource: Yes
Features: Bound on 2 sides by a tall line of trees, bound on
other 2 sides by a dirt road and CR 7.
Property: Private
Access: Open
Enclosure: Natural
Gate: None
Established: Circa 1840, probably even earlier
Gravestones: 50+, probably more
Oldest: 1845
Newest: 1939
Removed: Yes
Relocated: Unsure
Repairs: Yes
Methods: Supports
Restoration: No
Association: Unsure
Records: Yes
Inventory: Yes
Availability: Lawrence County Archives has a listing of burials,
unknown as to when the listing was done.
Landscaping: No
Paths: No
Trees: Yes4
Crypts: Yes
Fencing: No
Brickwork: No
Ironwork: No
Sculpture: No
Fountains: No
Roads: No
Buildings: No
Cement: Yes
Granite: Yes
Marble: Yes
Native: Yes
Slate: Yes
Others: Yes
Wood: No
Materials: Unsure
Architectural: No
Angels: Yes
Draperies: Yes
Fraternal: Yes
Hands: Yes
Lambs: Yes
Monograms: Yes
Plants: Yes
Photos: No
Religious: Yes
Scrollwork: Yes
Urns: No
Carvings: No
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried: Yes
Weather: Yes
Pollution: Unknown
Vandalized: Yes
Report: No
VA1: Gravestones-Overturned
VA2: Gravestones-Broken
VA3: Gravestones-Stolen
VA4:
VA5: Graves-Desecrated
Overgrowth:
Overgrowth1:
Overgrowth2: Graves-Disturbing
Overgrowth3: Gravestones-Disturbing
Overgrowth4: Gravestones-Damaging
GroundCover: Yes
Moss:
Vines: Yes
Drainage: Problem-Seasonal
Problem1: Encroachment
Problem2: Apathy
Owner: Cemetery
Use: Commercial
Bordering: Industrial
Change: Unknown
Reason: Industrial
Visited: Unknown
Archeology: Unknown
Habitat: Unknown
Contacted: Lawrence County Archives
Surnames:
Armor, Blankenship, Burch, Chilcoat, Craig, Christenberry,
Ellis, Flannigan, Free, Greenhaw, Hardin, Masterson, McMickin,
Montgomery, Norwood, Pearson, Roberts, Rutherford
Other_Information:
There is evidence of people replacing the original stones with
newer ones. There are a number of CSA Vets and a WW I
Distinguished Service Medal recipient in the cemetery. I would
be willing to contribute, as would my family, funds to rectify
the state of the cemetery and am also interested in having a
Historical Marker placed.
Support:
Submitted by:
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Name: Sunni Evan Montgomery
Email: S_unniMontgomery@aol.com
Date: November 2, 2003 |
