FRIENDSVILLE, Tenn. – A community group is being formed to care for a historic cemetery vandalized in Blount County.
According to WBIR-TV in Knoxville, tombstones were desecrated and used for target practice. Most of those buried there are blacks.
The cemetery dates back to the Civil War era. There are an estimated 450 graves and about 80 tombstones.
Representatives of the African Americans of Appalachia and Blount County were among a group of volunteers who’ve inspected the damage.
No arrests have been made.