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Title
Oakwood Cemetery
400 Blk Orange Street
Baldwin City, Ks 66006
400 Blk Orange Street
Baldwin City, Ks 66006
Subject
A site was selected for Oakwood and named in 1870. The cemetery occupies three acres and can be expanded to a total of 33. It is administered by the Baldwin City Cemetery company chartered June 17, 1879. Many stones and remains were moved from the earlier Pioneer cemetery to Oakwood. A register for Oakwood was compiled in 1911 and a plot map prepared in 1977 The south gateway was constructed in 1940; the east entrance in 1944. A pergola was built in1975.
Description
See topic.
Creator
Dale Nimz, photographer
Publisher
Baldwin City Public Library
Date
Fall, 1988
Contributor
Tombstone Census of Douglas County DCGS (1987)
Rights
All rights reserved
Language
English
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