101 - Sarah E. Graham - Resthaven Gardens - OKC, OK
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N 35° 21.686 W 097° 31.745
14S E 633635 N 3914118
Sarah Graham was born the same year of the Oklahoma Land Run: At high noon in Oklahoma Territory, thousands rushed to claim land in the Land Run of 1889. Within hours the cities of OKC and Guthrie were formed, with populations of at least 10,000
Waymark Code: WMJ11A
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2013
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The final resting place of Sarah E. Graham is at the west side of Resthaven Gardens, at the northwest corner of the Gethsemane Section. Hers is a horizontal, double marker shared with her spouse Emmet.
Text on marker:
Graham
Sarah E.
1889 - 1990
Emmet J.
1886 - 1959
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Sarah's time on earth:
1889: Vincent van Gogh paints Starry Night at Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.
1899: In Washington state, USA, Mount Rainier National Park is established.
1909: The last United States troops leave Cuba after being there since the Spanish–American War of 1898.
1919: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
1929: Herbert Hoover is inaugurated as the 31st President of the United States, succeeding Calvin Coolidge.
1939: Princess Fawzia of Egypt marries Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran.
1949: The Poe Toaster first appears at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe.
1959: Motown Records founded by Berry Gordy, Jr.
1969: Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the First Amendment applies to public schools.
1979: Convicted bank robber Patty Hearst is released from prison after her sentence is commuted by U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
1990: U.S. President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
Location of Headstone: Resthaven Gardens, Gethsemane section
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