Elmore County AlArchives Photo Tombstone.....Darden, Map Of Graves In Old Darden Before Removal 
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Debra Crosby http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002467 June 29, 2007, 4:09 pm

Cemetery:           Darden Cemetery Relocated To Mt. Gilead
Name:               Map Of Graves In Old Darden Before Removal Darden
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When Lake Martin Dam was built in the 1920's several old family cemeteries were 
removed because their current location was going to be covered by water.  One 
family cemetery Darden Cemetery was located in Elmore County close to where the 
Lake Martin Amphitheater is located today.  The graves I know of were removed 
to three different Cemeteries. Mt Gilead,Harmony and Old Prospect Cemetery. I 
contacted Alabama Power...They have an Archives Department and they were very 
helpful to me.  I got a copies of two maps...Mt Gilead Cemetery and the Darden 
Cemetery...The graves were marked by metal pipes and numbered....The maps had 
drawings of the graves and names of where each person was buried originally and 
where they were removed to.
This map shows the location of graves as they were in the Old Darden Cemetery 
before removal.

The other map showing the locations of graves after they were moved to the Mt. 
Gilead Cemetery will be posted to the archives as well along with the list of 
names and numbered chart.

Additional Comments:
Photo was resized for the web and 
posted with permission from John Mann AMann10392@aol.com

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