Davenport Cemetery - Davenport, OK
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hamquilter
N 35° 42.530 W 096° 47.228
14S E 700186 N 3953911
Davenport Cemetery is operated by the Town Board of Davenport. It contains one of the best examples of WPA construction in Oklahoma.
Waymark Code: WMAP4M
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2011
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Davenport Cemetery is located at the southeast corner of Route 66 and 3490 Road, 1.25 miles west of town. This is a large cemetery with gravel driveways forming a circle, bisected by north-south and east-west drives. At the center of the cemetery is a rock chapel built by the WPA in 1939.
At the south central part of the cemetery, in the grass, without any walkways, is a flagpole and a granite block which is a war memorial to those who served this country.
There are an estimated 1892 burials at this cemetery.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Davenport, OK
Approximate number of graves: 1892
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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