Oak Grove Cemetery (Conway, Arkansas)
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Oak Grove Cemetery is the oldest cemetery of the city of Conway, Arkansas. It was established in 1880, five years after the town was incorporated and nine after its first settlement. The cemetery is in active use, with more than 3,000 burials. Among the interred are many of the city's earliest and most prominent citizens.[2]
Oak Grove Cemetery Historic Section | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | E. Bruce St., approx. .3 mi. E. of the jct of Harkrider St., Conway, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°4′54″N 92°25′43″W / 35.08167°N 92.42861°W |
| Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | 1881 |
| Architect | F.L. Funston, Monahan and Visquesney/Steinert |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000341[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 4, 2009 |
The historic portion of the cemetery, roughly 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) at its center,[2] was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Oak Grove Cemetery Historic Section". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
