Oak Hill Cemetery (Lawrence, Kansas)
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| Location | 1605 Oak Hill Avenue, Lawrence, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 38°57′31″N 95°12′44″W / 38.95861°N 95.21222°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001287 |
| Added to NRHP | July 10, 2017[1] |
The Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas. It was first constructed as a way for the people of Lawrence to remember those who were killed in Quantrill's Raid. Several prominent Kansans are buried there, including Charles L. Robinson, John P. Usher, Lucy Hobbs Taylor, James H. Lane, and the grandparents of Langston Hughes - Charles and Mary Langston.[2] It was built in 1866.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kansas Historical Society, State and National Registers of Historic Places". Retrieved June 3, 2019.
- ^ "Oak Hill Cemetery". LawrenceKS.org. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.