Andrew Johnson National Cemetery: Cultural Landscape Report, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site
Lawliss L and Morris B. 1993. Andrew Johnson National Cemetery: Cultural Landscape Report, Andrew Johnson National Historic Site. Cultural Landscape Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Southeast Regional Office
The purpose of this research is to provide the park with a landscape plan which identifies the significant extant historic landscape features and makes recommendations for their preservation and protection. This is accomplished in recognition of an ongoing veteran interment policy at the cemetery that seeks to maximize the number of grave sites without compromising the integrity of the extant historic landscape. The significance of the landscape is determined by documenting the evolution of the cemetery landscape and evaluating the present integrity of the historic features. This determination is accomplished in order to locate areas for additional grave sites, promote protection of the historic features, and to aid in the interpretation of the historic significance of the site to the public. As a result of this study, three landscape management zones are proposed: a Historic Zone, within which most of the significant historic landscape features are concentrated; a Development Zone where additional interments are possible (the exact number of future sites is still to be determined by a field run survey); and a Buffer Zone between the Historic and Development Zones that represents an area where additional grave sites are not recommended due to the steepness of the terrain or because access to dig with a backhoe is not available. The Buffer Zone can be used as an area for planting recommended trees in order to partially screen the Development Zone from the Historic Zone, or where relocated trees from Development Zone can be added due to new gravesite development. The research for this study included a review of archival documents, reports, and histories, as well as plans and drawings of the National Cemetery. These included War Department and NPS records. A site visit was conducted in early October, 1991, and again in June, 1992, to evaluate the integrity of the extant historic landscape features and vegetation, and to assess the impact of more recent landscape modifications. The principle historic features of the site determined in this process include the entrance drive and gates, the lodge, the stable, the Monument, the flagstaff and walk, the cemetery grounds, and the concrete wall. Each is addressed in detail in the report.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Lawliss, Lucy; Morris, Brian
- Date of Issue
- 1993-04
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- ANJO , SER
- Keywords
- burial, gravesite, hill, interment, marble obelisk, Monument Avenue, obelisk, Officers Section, rostrum, Signal Hill, Tennessee, veteran internment policy, Veterans Administration, War Department
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 550094: Andrew Johnson National Cemetery