Site of Oakwood Chapel - Oakwood Cemetery - Honey Grove, TX
N 33° 35.488 W 095° 54.608
15S E 229929 N 3720656
A sign placed by the Oakwood Cemetery Association notes this as the former location of the Oakwood Chapel, which fell victim to wind in 1986.
Waymark Code: WMVB5K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2017
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The sign is in the central part of the main section of the cemetery, in a fenced-in memorial area, accompanied by Oakwood Cemetery's Texas Historical Marker, a 9/11 memorial, and a memorial to those who are buried here. The sign says:
Site of Oakwood Chapel
1907-1986
The white clapboard octagon chapel was built by the Twentieth Century Club in 1907. The chapel portico was supported by two white columns on which was mounted this marble plaque. The chapel was furnished with pews, a pump organ and wood burning stove. Many funerals were sheltered here during the early half of the 20th century. On Oct. 3, 1986 during a high wind storm a large oak tree split and crushed the chapel beyond repair.
Group that erected the marker: Oakwood Cemetery Association
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Oakwood Cemetery
5th and Oak Streets
Honey Grove, TX USA
75446
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