Update:
Lackey Stephens died suddenly on 17 Feb 2016. His wife will continue to manage his account and respond to emails.

Commentary
Fifty years ago, 1968, an article by Sarah White was published in the Tuscaloosa News concerning the deplorable condition of the Old Northport (Robertson) Cemetery. In the latter part of the 1970's and effort was made to restore the cemetery which was then known as the Robertson-Stone Cemetery. Due to some complications and controversy the project was abandoned as well as the cemetery. The property has lain dormant since then and continued to be consumed by the ravages of nature creating a dense overgrowth of vines, bushes, debris, and trees. Seemingly, the local residents of Tuscaloosa County know little of the history of the pioneers buried there or the contribution they made to the Northport area during its infancy.
In 2008, W. Lackey Stephens, Chairman of the Shirley Place Foundation and Charles (Chuck) Gerdau, President of the Friends of Historic Northport started a movement to preserve this historic landmark for the community. Working with the Alabama Cemetery Preservation Commission, Stephens was able to get the old cemetery placed on the Alabama Historical Cemetery Register. This is the third cemetery in Tuscaloosa County to be so honored. Alabama gained its statehood in December of 1819 and the first recorded burial in the cemetery was Catherine (Murchison) Findley in 1821.

Update:
Lackey Stephens died suddenly on 17 Feb 2016. His wife will continue to manage his account and respond to emails.

Commentary
Fifty years ago, 1968, an article by Sarah White was published in the Tuscaloosa News concerning the deplorable condition of the Old Northport (Robertson) Cemetery. In the latter part of the 1970's and effort was made to restore the cemetery which was then known as the Robertson-Stone Cemetery. Due to some complications and controversy the project was abandoned as well as the cemetery. The property has lain dormant since then and continued to be consumed by the ravages of nature creating a dense overgrowth of vines, bushes, debris, and trees. Seemingly, the local residents of Tuscaloosa County know little of the history of the pioneers buried there or the contribution they made to the Northport area during its infancy.
In 2008, W. Lackey Stephens, Chairman of the Shirley Place Foundation and Charles (Chuck) Gerdau, President of the Friends of Historic Northport started a movement to preserve this historic landmark for the community. Working with the Alabama Cemetery Preservation Commission, Stephens was able to get the old cemetery placed on the Alabama Historical Cemetery Register. This is the third cemetery in Tuscaloosa County to be so honored. Alabama gained its statehood in December of 1819 and the first recorded burial in the cemetery was Catherine (Murchison) Findley in 1821.