Czech National Cemetery - Oklahoma City, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 35° 25.188 W 097° 33.382
14S E 631062 N 3920555
An urban cemetery in southwest Oklahoma City
Waymark Code: WM9GF0
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/18/2010
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The Czech National Cemetery is located on the southeast corner of the intersection of S.W. 44th Street and Villa. It is a medium-sized, well-maintained cemetery. Access can be best obtained by entering the gate on S.W. 45th Street
The cemetery is divided into 6 sections with one road East-West and two North-South. There are approximately 488 graves.
It is the location of the burial of Mary Sudik (1942), whose name is well known for the "Wild Mary Sudik" well that blew its top in 1930 and flooded the Oklahoma City area with oil. It was the largest producing well in the World up until 1930. An interessting story on this event, and the Sudik family can be found at:
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