Park Hill Mission Cemetery - Park Hill, OK
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N 35° 50.943 W 094° 57.914
15S E 322530 N 3968988
This cemetery is also known as Worcester Cemetery, or Worcester Mission Cemetery. It was placed on the National Register in 2006.
Waymark Code: WMP949
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 07/22/2015
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This cemetery is located directly east of the larger Park Hill Cemetery. It can be accessed through a metal farm gate, and a grass drive. There is no signage at this entrance.
The cemetery was established in the 1830's and contains the remains of missionaries and their families who contributed to the education of the Cherokee. Reverend Samuel Austin Worcester, who established the Park Hill Mission in 1836, chose this spot as a cemetery because the soil was too rocky ever to be farmed.
The cemetery fell into neglect during the Civil War, and wasn't cleared and restored again until 1905, for the burial of a family member. Livestock had damaged many of the headstones. There are also quite a few unmarked graves, and graves marked only with a rock. In 1950, a group of students and teachers from nearby Northeast State College took on the project or restoring the cemetery, and in 1952, it was deeded to the Oklahoma Historical Society, who maintain it today.
The cemetery contains the graves of Rev. Samuel A. Worcester, as well as Cherokee leader, Elias Boudinot. There is a lot of documentation on a sign placed by the Historical Society.
Street address:
S. Park Hill Road
Park Hill, OK US
74451
County / Borough / Parish: Cherokee
Year listed: 2006
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Event
Periods of significance: 1900-24; 1875-99; 1850-74; 1825-49
Historic function: Funerary
Current function: Funerary
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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