Oakwood Cemetery - Fort Worth, Texas
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N 32° 46.211 W 097° 20.988
14S E 654562 N 3627014
A very historic cemetery with many of the Fort Worth and North Texas movers and shakers for the early 20th century. Still an active cemetery with a view of the skyline of Fort Worth. There are several thousand buried here.
Waymark Code: WM7YZT
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2009
Views: 39
The historical marker states;
Founded 1879 by John Peter Smith, one of Fort Worth's first settlers, who became a civic leader, Mayor, philanthropist. He gave 20 acres to City; cemetery since enlarged to 100. The area contains three cemeteries: Oakwood, Calvary, Trinity. Many Fort Worth and Tarrant County men and women of destiny are buried here.
Plots are owned by lodges, unions, Catholic, Protestant, Negro, and White. Tracts are dedicated to Union and Confederate soldiers.
The Chapel was built in 1914. Oakwood, Calvary Associations, and City provide care.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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