Date: August
12,2001
Cemetery: Unknown
Established: 1930'3
Street:
Type: Road-public
City: Sumiton
Township: Sumiton
County: Walker
State: Alabama
Nation: USA
Zip: 35148
Nearby: City Hall
Location: Urban-developed
Land: Flat
Watersource: No
Features:
Sign: No
Land Type: Public
Access: Open
Enclosure: None
Gate: None
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Gravestones: 4
Oldest: march,1999
Newest: don't know
Unmarked: Unsure
Broken:
Toppled:
Buried: Yes
Removed: Unknown
Weather problems: No
Pollution problems: No
Association: No
Records: Unsure
Inventory: No
Records location:
Condition: Cemetery poorly maintained
Vandalized: Yes
Police report: No
VA: Graves-Desecrated
Overgrowth: None
Vegetation: Ground-Cover
Drainage: Good
Problem: Encroachment
Restoration: The current status of this cemetery is:
Owner: City
Use: Recreational
Bordering: Recreational
Change: Unknown
Reason: Parking
Visited: Unknown
Archeology: No
Contacted: Mayor and City Council, And Gene Gravlee a historian
of Sumiton August,2001
Other Information
This Cemetery was destroyed by a construction
company while building a ball park for Bevill State College in Sumiton,
Al. Located just behind City hall in Sumiton, Al. There were 3 to 4
graves in the area where deceased coal miners were buried sometime back
in the 1930's and 40's. I had brought this to the attention of the City
officials recently. Also the adjoining area is to be also reconstructed
by the college and I would like someone to look in on this before other
graves are destroyed. A old Black Lady told the construction crew of the
graves when they started but they ignored what she had told them
Support
Mrs. Jackson a preacher that lives adjoining the
cemetery and her brother James Gaines. Also Inez Davis a lady that once
placed flowers on these graves.
Submitted by:
name: D. Wayne Cordell
Email: WCordell@AOL.com
