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The attached list of grave and headstone removal and re-interments in 1962/1963 was provided through the courtesy of Mr. Thomas S. Cooper [Corporate Real Estate] and Mr. William A. Tharpe [Corporate Archives] of ALABAMA POWER, a Southern Company.

Transcribed March 31, 2005 by

William C. Deal [Wmcdeal@aol.com]

2732 Belmeade Drive

Carrollton, Texas 75006-2118

Birmingham, Alabama

October 4, 1962

You are invited to bid on the disinterment of approximately one thousand one

hundred forty-five (1,145) human remains from six cemeteries described herein

and the reinterment of such remains in the cemeteries hereinafter described.

Such relocation of graves is necessitated by Alabama Power Company’s construction of Logan Martin Dam on the Coosa River.

Location

The aforesaid cemeteries, six in number, are located as follows:

Name Location

1. Easonville Methodist Church Northwest quarter of the Southwest

Cemetery quarter (NW ¼ of SW ¼ ) of Section 25,

Township 17 South, Range 3 East,

and in the Town of Easonville, in

St. Clair County, Alabama.

(187 graves to be relocated to the following cemeteries):

(a) New Coosa Valley Cemetery Distance from original cemetery –

(169 graves) 1 mile

(b) Fuliton [sic] Cemetery Bynum, Alabama

(2 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

25 miles

(1 grave) Distance from original cemetery –

23 miles

(d) Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Distance from original cemetery –

(3 graves) 3 miles

(e) Sylacauga Cemetery Sylacauga, Alabama

(2 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

35 miles

(f) Liberty Cemetery Odenville, Alabama

(1 grave) Distance from original cemetery –

16 miles

(g) Mt. Zion Cemetery Pell City, Alabama

(1 grave) Distance from original cemetery –

5 miles

(h) Valley Hill Cemetery Distance from original cemetery -

(3 graves) 3 miles

(i) Community Cemetery Wetumpka, Alabama

(1 grave) Distance from original cemetery –

82 miles

(j) Mt. Olive Cemetery Chula Vista, Alabama

(1 grave) Distance from original cemetery –

10 miles

(k) Oak Ridge Cemetery Pell City, Alabama

(3 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

5 miles

2. Coosa Valley Baptist Southwest quarter of the Southeast

Church Cemetery quarter (SW ¼ of SE ¼) of Section 24,

Township 17 South, Range 3 East,

and approximately one (1) mile north-

east of Easonville, in St. Clair

County, Alabama.

(660 graves to be relocated to the following cemeteries):

(a) New Coosa Valley Cemetery Distance from original cemetery –

(603 graves) 1 mile

(b) Valley Hill Cemetery Cropwell, Alabama

(12 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

1 mile

(4 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

4 miles

(d) Mt. Carmel Cemetery Pell City (Eden), Alabama

(3 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

8 miles

(e) Seddon Cemetery Seddon, Alabama

(2 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

4 miles

(f) Sylacauga Cemetery Sylacauga, Alabama

(1 grave) Distance from original cemetery –

36 miles

(g) Mt. Zion Cemetery Pell City, Alabama

(17 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

4 miles

(h) Cool Springs Cemetery Ashville, Alabama

(1 grave) Distance from original cemetery –

20 miles

(i) Bethelem Cemetery Dallas, Blount County, Alabama

(2 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

45 miles

(j) Mt. Olive Cemetery Chula Vista, Alabama

(4 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

6 miles

(k) Mt. Hebron Cemetery Elmore, Elmore County, Alabama

(1 grave) Distance from original cemetery –

85 miles

(l) Ford Cemetery Calhoun County, Alabama

(2 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

23 miles

(m) Dunavant Cemetery Dunavant, Alabama

(1 grave) Distance from original cemetery –

25 miles

(n) Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Distance from original cemetery –

(3 graves) 4 miles

(o) Crestwood Cemetery Gadsden, Alabama

(2 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

46 miles

(p) Lawley’s Chapel Cemetery Lawley’s Chapel, Alabama

(1 grave) Distance from original cemetery –

20 miles

(q) Oak Bowery Cemetery Chatchee, Alabama

(1 grave) Distance from original cemetery –

28 miles

3. Cosper Family Cemetery Southwest quarter of the Southeast

quarter (SW ¼ of SE ¼) of Section 24,

Township 17 South, Range 3 East,

near the Coosa Valley Baptist Church,

and approximately one (1) mile north-

east of Easonville, St. Clair County,

Alabama.

(98 graves to be relocated to the following cemeteries):

(a) New Coosa Valley Distance from original cemetery –

(91 graves) 1 mile

(b) Edgemont Cemetery Anniston, Alabama

(3 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

30 miles

Cemetery Distance from original cemetery –

(1 grave) 15 miles

(d) Valley Hill Cemetery Cropwell, Alabama

(3 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

1 mile

4. Blooming Light Cemetery Northwest quarter of the Southeast

quarter (NW ¼ of SE ¼) of Section 9,

Township 17 South, Range 4 East,

and approximately two (2) miles north-

east of Cropwell, Alabama, near Dye

Creek, in St. Clair County, Alabama.

(28 graves to be relocated to the following cemetery):

(a) Blooming Light Cemetery Distance from original cemetery –

(28 graves) None (Graves are to be relocated

in a new plot in the same

cemetery)

5. Truss Family Cemetery Southwest quarter of the Southwest

quarter (SW ¼ of SW ¼) of Section 3,

Township 17 South, Range 4 East,

and approximately one (1) mile south-

east of Seddon, Alabama, near the

Coosa River, in St. Clair County,

Alabama.

(163 graves to be relocated to the following cemeteries):

(a) Seddon Cemetery Seddon, Alabama

(54 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

1 mile

(b) Valley Hill Cemetery Cropwell, Alabama

(4 graves) Distance from original cemetery –

3 miles

(105 graves) 2 miles

6. Clear Creek Cemetery Southwest quarter of the Northwest

quarter (SW ¼ of NW ¼) of Section 29,

Township 18 South, Range 4 East, and

Approximately 1-1/2 miles southwest

of Hepzibah Baptist Church, near

Clear Creek, in Talledega County,

Alabama.

(9 graves to be relocated to the following cemetery):

(a) Hepzibah Baptist Church Distance from original cemetery -

Cemetery 2 miles

(9 graves)

The remains and all markers in the above six cemeteries relating to the re-

mains to be relocated are to be moved from their present location to reinter-

ment locations previously stated. Such removal and reinterment is to be done

by the successful bidder as an independent contractor and not as an agent of

Alabama Power Company. All work is to be done in a proper, respectful and

decent manner and it will be the responsibility of the successful bidder to

obtain the necessary clearance and permission from the state, county and

local authorities.

Contract

The proposed contract for this work may be seen at the Land Department of

Alabama Power Company in Birmingham and at the field office in Pell City,

Alabama, on or after October 15, 1962. Rights of any successful bidder are

contingent upon the execution by such bidder of a contract satisfactory to

Alabama Power Company.

Road Conditions

Most of the roads over which it will be necessary to travel in performing

such work are paved, and the unpaved roads between the present burial grounds

and the cemeteries in which the remains are to be reinterred are average for

the area.

Bidding

All bids to be considered must be received by the undersigned on or before

noon of October 19, 1962.

Attached is a form for use in bidding, which has been prepared for your

convenience. However, its use is not required, as you may wish to make

your bid on your own stationery.

In bidding, will you please submit a bid on the entire project and a

separate bid on a per grave basis.