Oakland College Cemetery - Alcorn, MS
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linkys
N 31° 52.757 W 091° 08.585
15R E 675639 N 3528558
Small old cemetery at the edge of the Alcorn State University campus.
Waymark Code: WMCN39
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2011
Views: 1
There is a parking area directly in front of the cemetery, but the cemetery is overgrown and many of the markers are no longer standing.
Marker reads:
Windsor Battlefield Tour
OAKLAND COLLEGE CEMETERY
Ca. 1830. Oakland College Cemetery is one of the finest small cemeteries in the area. Respected persons from the college and surrounding neighborhoods are buried here. The original grave monuments were outstanding examples of that period.
Group that erected the marker: Unknown
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Alcorn Ave.
Alcorn, MS USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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