We will return to the cemetery on February 25, 2006 to continue or efforts to preserve the cemetery.    Our goals this year will be:

 

Last year we had an incredible crew and we accomplished quite a bit, including fencing the area and cleaning a majority of the cemetery. 

Tools we will need this year include

There is a large crop of poison ivy in some areas.  Please wear long pants and shirts, boots, and most importantly, gloves!  The sap from poison ivy can be active any time of the year, and even years after the plant has died, so be careful.  The poison ivy was out last year, too, but we did not hear of a single case from anyone.

If you would like to hear more about our project, contact Barbara Cobb Rowe or Dennis Brooks (click on our names for email links).

 

We also take donations to help defray the cost of materials used and equipment rented.  Please make a payment to:

Cobb Family Foundation for Historic Cemetery Preservation  

P.O.Box 640129

Pike Road, AL  36067

Please mark the donation for Mount New Hope Cemetery.

Please join us. 

 

The GPS coordinates of this cemetery are:

Lat: 32.98388     Long: -086.73615         

 

 

Photographs of our 2005 Workday

 

These three photographs were taken about two years ago and they show the condition of the area before we began working.

PHOTO #1 OF CEMETERY

PHOTO #2 OF CEMETERY

PHOTO #3 OF CEMETERY

 

                  

General location of Mount Hew Hope cemetery

  • From I-65, Exit # 219 go west in Chilton County 42

  • Travel about 1.5 miles to Chilton County 44, turn right (Notice large "Barry's Furniture" sign).

  • Go past Chilton County Elementary School

  • Go 1.2 miles to Antique Mall on right.

  • Mr. Childress Farm is the brick house just past the Mall.

 

Here is an aerial photo showing the location of the Cemetery.

This image is derived from TERRASERVER.COM

Supported by Dennis Brooks