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Archaeological researchers have uncovered a possible mass grave in Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa’s oldest graveyard. It could finally reveal how many people were killed in the infamous 1921 attack...
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 poor and generally has very few headstones.
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.
Nov 1, 2022 · As part of the city’s effort to find unidentified victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, 17 additional adult burials have been uncovered at an excavation site in the Oaklawn Cemetery, the...
Jul 17, 2020 · On Monday, the first test excavation began at a potential site detected by archaeologists on the grounds of Oaklawn Cemetery, the oldest graveyard in Tulsa. A staircase from a demolished home...
Mar 2, 2022 · And survey work at The Canes site indicated there were two possible common burials located there. As part of the investigation, the City of Tulsa sought an entity to provide DNA analysis and identification of human remains disinterred in summer 2021 as part of the 1921 Graves Investigation.
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May 31, 2021 · Last October, archaeologists found a mass grave in the Black section of one of the city’s public cemeteries. This week, the National Museum of African American History and Culture has two events...
