Oak Cemetery

	Oak Cemetery
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location in Arkansas Location in United States
Location	SE of jct. of Greenwood and Dodson Aves., Fort Smith, Arkansas
Coordinates	35°22′09″N 94°24′08″W / 35.3691°N 94.4023°W
Area	35 acres (14 ha)
Built	1853
NRHP reference No.	95000665
Added to NRHP	June 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]

References

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

External links

Oak Cemetery at Find a Grave

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NRHP-2] "NRHP nomination for Oak Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-04-25.

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