Martin Cemetery
Martin Cemetery Historic Section | |
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| Location | 10900 I-30 Frontage Rd., Little Rock, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 34°39′52″N 92°23′52″W / 34.66444°N 92.39778°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1833 |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001014[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 13, 2017 |
The Martin Cemetery is a historic cemetery on the northern frontage road of Interstate 30 in the Mabelvale section of southwestern Little Rock, Arkansas. The cemetery is 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) in size, and had more than 1300 burials as of 2017. The cemetery's oldest burials date to 1833, and consist of members of the Martin family, early settlers and surveyors of the area. The oldest portion of the cemetery, a 2-acre (0.81 ha) rectangular area located in its southeast, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017, for its association with the region's early history.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Martin Cemetery Historic Section" (PDF). State of Arkansas. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
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Categories:
- Buildings and structures completed in 1863
- Cemeteries in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Georgian architecture in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Victorian architecture in Arkansas
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Cemeteries established in the 1830s