Decoration Day
Title | Decoration Day |
Publication Type | Magazine Article |
Year of Publication | 1998 |
Authors | Redding, Doug |
Magazine | Smoky Mountain Historical Society Newsletter |
Volume | 24 |
Issue Number | 1 |
Pages | 3 |
Date Published | spring |
Subjects | Cemeteries, Death customs |
Description | A two-paragraph description of the folk custom of grave mounding under a photograph of the Proffitt Cemetery as it looked in 1998. The cover of this issue has a photograph of a cemetery after Decoration Day, with grass removed, and crepe paper flowers everywhere. |
Notes | Full text is available to members of the Smoky Mountain Historical Society. |