Record of Oak Grove Cemetery Interments

Collection

Identifier: MC 1823

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Scope and Content Note

This collection contains a photocopied ledger of Oak Grove Cemetery interments for the years 1876-1889.

Dates

1876-1889

Creator

Oak Grove Cemetery (Fort Smith, Ark.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Historical Note

Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, at the intersection of South Greenwood Avenue and O Street. The cemetery's oldest monument is dated 1842, the same year Fort Smith was incorporated, and is the final resting place of 28 men who were convicted of murder and executed by Judge Isaac C. Parker, the “hanging judge” of Fort Smith. The cemetery also contains the graves of lawmen, Confederate soldiers, Wild West outlaws, Sarah Ish Parke, a Confederate spy, smuggler, and courier, Governor William Meade Fishback, and Captain John Rogers, founder of Fort Smith. The cemetery today is known just as Oak Cemetery.

Extent

.15 Linear Feet (1 box)

Additional Description

Arrangement of the Papers

Photocopied ledger is arranged chronologically in one folder.

Acquisition Information

The Record of Oak Grove Cemetery Interments were donated to the Special Collections Department, University of Arkansas Libraries, on May 23, 1989 by Fadjo Cravens.