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Cemetery Symbolism
August 28, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Cemetery Symbolism*
Thursday, August 28 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Cost: $5.00
Registration required – www.tnstateparks.com/parks/events/sycamore-shoals
Have you ever wondered about the meaning behind the artwork and symbols on old gravestones? Join Museum Curator
Chad Bogart and spend an evening in the burial ground at the historic Carter Mansion. Learn how to translate the
language of cemetery symbolism and how these images tell the stories of the deceased. Program will begin at the Carter
Mansion Visitor Center and proceed to the cemetery. The Carter Mansion is located at 1031 Broad Street, Elizabethton,
TN 37643
