Prairie Grove Cemetery, Historic Section | |
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  Location in Arkansas  Location in United States | |
| Location | Bounded by Kate Smith, W. Buchanan, & Parks Sts., Prairie Grove, Arkansas |
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| Coordinates | 35°58′34″N 94°19′8″W / 35.97611°N 94.31889°W |
| Area | 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) |
| Built | 1818 |
| NRHP reference No. | 15000292[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 8, 2016 |
The Prairie Grove Cemetery is a historic cemetery on West Buchanan and Kate Smith Streets in Prairie Grove, Washington County, Arkansas. Located just west of downtown Prairie Grove, the cemetery is the burial ground for many of the area's early settlers, with the oldest known burial occurring in 1818. It has more than 3,000 interments, and continues in active use. It is owned and maintained by a private not-for-profit cemetery association.[2]
The historic portion of the cemetery (about 2.2 acres (0.89 ha) of its eastern half) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]
Gallery
Headstone, taken 2016
Grave and headstone, taken 2016
Grave marker, taken 2016
Headstone, taken 2016
Headstone, taken 11 March 2016- Grave marker for Reverend Andrew Buchanan, a veteran, taken 2016
St. Louis, Missouri, and environs
Prairie Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, 2018
See also
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ "NRHP nomination for Prairie Grove Cemetery Historic Section" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
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