Briceville in Anderson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)
Miners' Circle Cemetery
Photographed By Tom Bosse, March 4, 2017
1. Miners' Circle Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Miners' Circle Cemetery. . Thirty-one of the 84 miners who perished in the December 9, 1911 explosion of the Cross Mountain Mine are buried in concentric circles around a monument beside Circle Cemetery Road. The arrangement of headstones may be rooted in the Welsh ancestry of early miners to the area and the stone circle monuments in their native land.
The Cross Mountain miners lived and worked together as equals and remain so in death. Their headstones say they are "gone but not forgotten", claims which are validated by listing of the site on the National Register of Historic Places.
Thirty-one of the 84 miners who perished in the December 9, 1911 explosion of the Cross Mountain Mine are buried in concentric circles around a monument beside Circle Cemetery Road. The arrangement of headstones may be rooted in the Welsh ancestry of early miners to the area and the stone circle monuments in their native land.
The Cross Mountain miners lived and worked together as equals and remain so in death. Their headstones say they are "gone but not forgotten", claims which are validated by listing of the site on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location. 36° 10.3′ N, 84° 11.267′ W. Marker is in Briceville, Tennessee, in Anderson County. Marker is at the intersection of Briceville Highway (Tennessee Route 116) and ircle Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling south on Briceville Highway. Marker is located in front of Laurel Branch Missionary Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 255 Circle Cemetery Road, Briceville TN 37710, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2017. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 654 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 1, 2017, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
