The tour group from the 2015 Fort Hill Cemetery Walking Tours
Lee University and the Bradley County Historical and Genealogical Society will present the 10th Annual Walking Tour of Historic Fort Hill Cemetery on Sunday, Oct. 30.
Tours will be led by Lee University history majors and volunteers who will introduce the community to several fascinating Clevelanders and Bradley Countians from the 19th century buried in the historic section of Fort Hill. Students and local performers dressed in period costume will bring these early residents to life.
This year’s historical characters include Fantroy and Ellen Soule Carter, James and Anna Inman, John and Mollie Trunk, J.C. and Sarah Steed, Luke and Addie Harle, Henry and Nancy Davis, William Lafayette and Tennessee Hicks, and James and Tena Grant Gilmore.
Tours begin at 4 p.m. and continue until dusk. The last tour will begin shortly after 6 p.m. The cost is $5 per person and $2 for students. Proceeds are donated to the Bill Snell Scholarship Fund at Lee University.
Parking is available at the Boys and Girls Club, and a van will shuttle guests to and from the tour site.
For more information on the Bradley County Genealogical Society, visit http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arbradle/bradcogensoc.shtml. For more information about Lee’s History Department, visit http://www.leeuniversity.edu/academics/arts-sciences/hps/.