Wells Cemetery will be protected no matter what develops around it
The Toll Gate Cemetery in Bartlett, shown, is maintained by Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church while the Wells Cemetery has no living relatives to care for the graves. (Michael Waddell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The overgrown cemetery sits in a field down a winding, narrow road off Arlington Trail.
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Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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