Oakwood Memorial Park (Santa Cruz, California)
| Oakwood Memorial Park | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1908 (age 115–116) |
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| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 36°59′31″N 121°59′07″W / 36.9919°N 121.9853°W |
| Website | scmemorial |
| Find a Grave | Oakwood Memorial Park |
Oakwood Memorial Park, also known as the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, is a cemetery located at 3301 Paul Sweet Road in Santa Cruz, California, and was established in 1908.[1] On site is the Oakwood Chapel. The Santa Cruz Memorial Park Cemetery, founded in 1862, and located at 1927 Ocean Street is connected now by the same management.
The Oakwood Memorial Park location of this cemetery used to be part of Rancho Encinalitos, a Spanish land grant, which was later partitioned into Rancho Arroyoita which held Sacramenta Castro's adobe home.[2] In 1908, a group of Protestant ministers from 12 local churches purchased the land. In 1956, the Odd Fellows Cemetery Association purchased the land.[2]
Notable burials
[edit]- William Vincent Lucas (1835–1921), Republican politician[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Clark, Donald Thomas (1986). Santa Cruz County Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary. Santa Cruz Historical Trust. p. 232. ISBN 978-0-940283-00-8.
- ^ a b Rensch, Hero Eugene; Rensch, Ethel Grace; Hoover, Mildred Brooke (1966). Historic Spots in California. Stanford University Press. p. 474. ISBN 978-0-8047-0079-5.
- ^ Spencer, Thomas E. (1998). Where They're Buried: A Directory Containing More Than Twenty Thousand Names of Notable Persons Buried in American Cemeteries, with Listings of Many Prominent People who Were Cremated. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-8063-4823-0.