In a message dated 7/22/99 11:17:58 AM Central Daylight Time, mkirkpatrick@nashville.org writes:

<< Subj: RE: endangered cemeteries on Central State Hospital site
Date: 7/22/99 11:17:58 AM Central Daylight Time
From: mkirkpatrick@nashville.org
Sender: mkirkpatrick@nashville.org (Mary Kirkpatrick)
Reply-to: mkirkpatrick@nashville.org
To: Genny1@aol.com

I am in Mayor Bredesen's office

-----Original Message-----
From: Genny1@aol.com [mailto:Genny1@aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 1999 11:09 AM
To: mkirkpatrick@nashville.org
Subject: Re: endangered cemeteries on Central State Hospital site

Ms Kirkpatrick:
Thank you for your prompt response to my plea for information on the old Central State Hospital cemeteries; however, I would appreciate it if you could clarify whose office you are with, or if "Constituent Services" is a part of Metro Government (?),
in order that I might properly identify the source of this information for my readers and for the visitors to my web page about this matter.
Thank you for your time and consideraion.
Nancy Goodman
Email: Genny1@aol.com

In a message dated 7/22/99 8:34:51 AM Central Daylight Time,
mkirkpatrick@nashville.org writes:

<< Subj: RE: endangered cemeteries on Central State Hospital site
Date: 7/22/99 8:34:51 AM Central Daylight Time
From: mkirkpatrick@nashville.org
Sender: mkirkpatrick@nashville.org (Mary Kirkpatrick)
Reply-to: mkirkpatrick@nashville.org
To: Genny1@aol.com

Nancy Goodman:

The property containing the 1600 graves on the old Central State Hospital site will remain under State control. There are no plans to disrupt this cemetery site.

Mary Kirkpatrick
Manager, Constituent Services
(in Mayor Bredesen's office )

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From: Genny1@aol.com [mailto:Genny1@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 1999 11:40 AM
To: mayor@metro.nashville.org
Cc: dsundquist@mail.state.tn.us
sen.douglas.henry@legislature.state.tn.us;
sen.joe.haynes@legislature.state.tn.us;
rep.ben.west@legislature.state.tn.us;
rep.tim.garrett@legislature.state.tn.us; cfrench@nashville.org

Subject: endangered cemeteries on Central State Hospital site

Dear Mayor:
I am deeply concerned with the endangerment of the cemeteries on the old Central State Hospital site which contains the grave of one of my relatives.
Please adivse the status of the cemetery dispostion which will be effective with the proposed transfer of property rights to Dell Computer Corporation

I understand there are two cemeteries on the property which contain many graves, over about four (4) acres of land now owned by either the State or Metro.
You can read more on these cemeteries and the concerns voiced by someone who is personally affected on my Genealogy and Tennessee web page on
Endangered Cemeteries in TN at:
http://members.aol.com/genny1/cemet1.html (this page)
Thank you for your consideration.
Nancy Goodman
Hendersonville, TN
Email: Genny1@aol.com

CC: Don Sundquist, Governor
Douglas Henry, Senate
Joe Haynes, Senate
Ben West, House of Representatives
Tim Garrett, House of Representatives
Charles French, Metro Council

Date: 7/19/99 12:25:38 PM Central Daylight Time
From: rdsmith@ziggycom.net (robert &mahala smith)
To: Genny1@aol.com (Nancy Goodman)

Nancy,

Neither the Tenn Governor's office nor the Nashville (TN) Metro Mayor's office will say what the future of these cemeteries will be. Nor has Dell Corporation contacted me about it.

Some of us know about the cemeteries, most probably do not.

The Middle Tenn State Mental Hospital moved from a site on Murfreesboro Rd, Nashville, TN to a new site at Donelson ( Nashville suburb) in 1995 after about 150 years. The old site has two cemeteries where patients were buried (about 1600 & 137). Most markers have been destroyed over the years. The cemeteries occupy probably no more than four (4) acres.

The state is transferring the approximately 300 acres to Metro Nashville which plans to transfer it to Dell Corporation for computer factory, offices, and support businesses.

Please write, phone, and e mail the two offices and the news media asking that the cemeteries be preserved and cared for. To remain in state ownership would be best, probably.

Also, apparent mismanagement in years past earns the right to have a large monument erected in memory of the hundreds of forgotten people.

For our online group of Lynch descendants, Martha Everlene (Lynch) Frogge (Frogue) is buried there (1927) and probably a son, David Frogue (1913?).

Metro City Council is meeting Tuesday evening, July 20.
Nashvillians can contact their  Metro council members and candidates for mayor.

Office of The Mayor                       Governor, State of Tennessee

107 Metro Courthouse                    State Capitol

Nashville, TN 37201                       Nashville, TN 37201

Phone: 615/862-6000                      Phone: 615/741-2001

Thank you for your Support and Action

Robert D. Smith
Email: rdsmith@ziggycom.net (robert &mahala smith)

P.S. News: State archeologist, Nick Fielder, is working to help resolve status.

Office of the Governor, State Capitol, Nashville, TN 37243-0001

(615) 741- 2001

http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/Senate/members/Members.htm

http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/House/Members/Members.htm

mayor@metro.nashville.org

The press line is staffed from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday. A recording at that number provides emergency and weekend contact information.

Non-media contacts should be directed to:

Address: Dell Computer Corp.
One Dell Way
Round Rock, TX
78682-2222

Dell Direct World - Vision: Tennessee Site Locations

http://www.dell.com/corporate/vision/nashville/site.htm

Dear Mayor:

I am deeply concerned with the endangerment of the cemeteries on the old Central State Hospital site which contains the grave of one of my relatives.

Please adivse the status of the cemetery dispostion which will be effective with the proposed transfer of property rights to Dell Computer Corporation.

I understand there are two cemeteries on the property which contain many graves, over about four (4) acres of land now owned by either the State or Metro.

You can read more on these cemeteries and the concerns voiced by someone who is personally affected on my Genealogy and Tennessee web page on Endangered Cemeteries in TN at:

http://members.aol.com/genny1/cemet1.html (this page)

Thank you for your consideration.

Nancy Goodman
Hendersonville, TN
Email: Genny1@aol.com

CC: Don Sundquist, Governor
Douglas Henry, Senate
Joe Haynes, Senate
Ben West, House of Representatives
Tim Garrett, House of Representatives
Charles French, Metro Council

GENEALOGY AND TENNESSEE WEB SITE: