The Ghosts of the Barry Cemetery

The Barry Cemetery in Gallatin, is the historic resting place of one of the area’s most remarkable early figures, Dr. Redmond Barry. An acclaimed surgeon who immigrated from Ireland, Barry shifted gears and became a succesful lawyer before the age of 40. Dr. Barry was a true renaissance man, later becoming a respected horse breeder….

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Tunnels Under the City Cemetery

Secret tunnels underneath a cemetery? The Nashville City Cemetery has them. After the Civil War strange things started happening in the City Cemetery, most of which centered ‘round the vault of a prominent judge in Middle Tennessee, Judge John McNairy. According to sextons and grave diggers, white shadowy figures were often spotted rising up out…

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