Cemeteries

Beyond the Ogden Monument is the Post Cemetery. In the area nearest the Ogden Monument are mass graves of persons who died in two...

A unique monument of great interest in the Marion Cemetery is that of Rueben Riggs. It stands in honor of a man who...

An effort has been made to compile records on all known cemeteries and single graves that are known to exist in Wichita County. We...

This cemetery was established in 1889. The east half was to be used exclusively for the burial of Grand Army of the Republic...

Although known as the Salem Orphan's Home Cemetery, this field of graves once belonged to the Industrial School and Hygiene Home for the Friendless.Incorporated...

Huron Indian Cemetery, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was established in 1843 after the forced migration of the Wyandot Nation from...

Both civilians and soldiers were buried in the military cemetery. The saying then was "the rich are buried at the Fort and the cowhands...

While cemeteries are the final resting place of friends, relatives, and community residents, they are also historical landscapes that reveal much about a community's...

Of special interest in the Prairie Lawn Cemetery whose association began in 1880, is its close connection with the Civil War.Around 125 graves of...

Designated a National Cemetery by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 along with eleven others, military graves date back to 1846.Today, more than 20,000 veterans...