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Oak Cemetery

Coordinates: 35°22′09″N 94°24′08″W / 35.3691°N 94.4023°W / 35.3691; -94.4023
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Oak Cemetery
Oak Cemetery is located in Arkansas
Oak Cemetery
Location in Arkansas
Oak Cemetery is located in the United States
Oak Cemetery
Location in United States
LocationSE of jct. of Greenwood and Dodson Aves., Fort Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates35°22′09″N 94°24′08″W / 35.3691°N 94.4023°W / 35.3691; -94.4023
Area35 acres (14 ha)
Built1853 (1853)
NRHP reference No.95000665[1]
Added to NRHPJune 2, 1995

Oak Cemetery is a historic cemetery at Greenwood and Dodson Avenues in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Established in 1853, it is the city's oldest and largest cemetery, and the burial site of many of its most prominent citizens. The cemetery covers 35 acres (14 ha) and is estimated to have more than 11,000 burials. Noted burials include Fort Smith founder John Rogers.[2]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Oak Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-25.
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