Oak Cemetery
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  Location within Arkansas  Location within the United States | |
| Location | SE of jct. of Greenwood and Dodson Aves., Fort Smith, Arkansas |
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| 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[1] |
| 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]
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[edit]- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Oak Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
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- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Buildings and structures completed in 1853
- Buildings and structures in Fort Smith, Arkansas
- Protected areas of Sebastian County, Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Sebastian County, Arkansas
- Cemeteries established in the 1850s