Oakland Memorial Park
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 44.240 W 096° 17.365
14S E 753999 N 3625419
Marker on a metal post in front of the Little Chapel at the entrance to the cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMVJ0B
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2017
Views: 5
The marker tells about the important people buried here. Below the original marker is a small marker with a correction. The original marker says John R. Terrell sold the land for the cemetery. The small marker corrects his name to James R. Terrell.
Marker Number: 8539
Marker Text:
After Terrell was established as a railroad town in 1873, its citizens saw the need for a community burial ground. In 1878 John R. Terrell sold 7 acres of land for use as a cemetery, and the first burials were those of Peter Meinenger and Dr. G. W. Ridgell. In 1925 the Oakland Cemetery Association was founded to provide perpetual care for the gravesites. The name Oakland Memorial Park was adopted in 1931. Among those buried here are professional artist Frank Reaugh and 20 members of the British Royal Air Force who were killed while in training at Terrell during World War II.
(1983)
Supplemental Plate: Correction James B. Terrell sold the land for the cemetery.
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