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1. www.cityoftulsa.org › public-works › city-cemeteriesCity Cemeteries - City of Tulsa

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   The City of Tulsa maintains two cemeteries within the Tulsa city limits. For questions about either cemetery, please call (918) 596-9711. Oaklawn Cemetery. 1133 East 11th Street. Tulsa, OK 74120. (Plot map) Oaklawn Cemetery is the oldest existing cemetery in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

2. www.tulsahistory.org › learn › perryman-cemeteryPerryman Cemetery - Tulsa Historical Society & Museum

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   The Perryman Cemetery, located at 32nd and Utica, is Tulsa’s oldest private cemetery. The cemetery has approximately fifty people buried and has a small number of unmarked graves. The Perryman’s were instrumental in the foundation of Tulsa during the 19th century.

3. www.cityoftulsa.org › press-room › 100-years-laterCity of Tulsa

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   May 23, 2021 · On Tuesday June 1, the City of Tulsa will begin a full excavation and analysis of the Original 18 site at Oaklawn Cemetery, 1133 E. 11th St. led by the University of Oklahoma - Oklahoma Archaeological Survey (OAS) and the 1921 Graves Physical Investigation Committee.

4. billiongraves.com › cemetery › Oaklawn-CemeteryOaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States ...

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   The Oaklawn cemetery contains the graves of some of the most prominent of the early settlers. Joe Star, a Civil War veteran buried in 1878, is reported to occupy the oldest known grave in Oaklawn. However, there is no existing Star headstone. A large section of the Oaklawn cemetery known as “Potters’ Field” was set aside for the city’s ...

5. www.cityoftulsa.org › press-room › 1921-gravesCity of Tulsa

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   Jun 4, 2021 · Today, the City of Tulsa began the first phase of its excavation and analysis of the Original 18 site at Oaklawn Cemetery led by the University of Oklahoma - Oklahoma Archaeological Survey (OAS) and the 1921 Graves Physical Investigation Committee.

6. www.nationalgeographic.com › magazine › articleThe Tulsa Race Massacre: The city finally confronts the ...

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   May 26, 2021 · Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa’s oldest existing public burial ground, is just blocks from Greenwood. At the entrance, a map still shows the dividing line between the “white” and “colored ...

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   Which is the oldest cemetery in Tulsa?

   • Oaklawn Cemetery is the oldest existing cemetery in Tulsa, occupying 20 acres of ground. It is bounded on the north by 8th street, on the east by Peoria Ave., on the south by 11th Street, and on the west by Midland Valley Railroad right-of-way which now is part of an interdispersal highway loop.

   Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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   When did Tulsa take control of Oaklawn Cemetery?

   • Oaklawn Cemetery was approved as the official city cemetery by the City of Tulsa on December 18, 1905. When Tulsa took control in 1906, there were 387 existing graves. A large number of these did not have markers.

   Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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   What is the oldest grave in Oaklawn?

   • The oldest known grave in Oaklawn is reported to belong to Joe Star, a Civil War veteran, who was buried in 1878. However, there is no existing headstone for this grave. A large section of the Oaklawn cemetery known as ‘Potters’ Field’ was set aside for the city’s poor and generally has very few headstones.

   Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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   Who is buried in Oaklawn?

   • The Oaklawn cemetery is the final resting place for some of the most prominent early settlers. One such person is Joe Star, a Civil War veteran who was buried in 1878. He is reported to occupy the oldest known grave in Oaklawn, although there is no existing Star headstone.

   Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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   How many coffins were buried in Tulsa riots?

   • The pit contained at least 11 coffins. White rioters set fires, house by house. They burned churches, hotels, grocery stores, the Black public library. The mob prevented city firefighters from quenching the fires. “This constitutes a mass grave,” state archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck told reporters at a news conference in Tulsa.

   The Tulsa Race Massacre: The city finally confronts the tragedy, 100

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   Did rioters kill 300 people in Tulsa in 1921?

   • In 1921 rioters killed as many as 300 people, devastating a prosperous area for generations. Now the city is trying to reckon with the disgrace. Robert Turner prays near the site of a newly discovered mass grave in Tulsa’s Oaklawn Cemetery, the first found from the 1921 attack by white rioters on Greenwood, a Black neighborhood.

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8. oklahomaweek.com › cemeteries-in-tulsa10 Prime Cemeteries in Tulsa, OK [List of 2024] - Oklahoma Week

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   Feb 8, 2024 · The oldest cemetery still in use in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is called Oaklawn Cemetery. The graves of some of Tulsa’s most notable historical personalities are interred there, which is a 20-acre plot of land.