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Oak Hill Cemetery (Lawrence, Kansas)

Coordinates: 38°57′31″N 95°12′44″W / 38.95861°N 95.21222°W / 38.95861; -95.21222
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery (Lawrence, Kansas) is located in Kansas
Oak Hill Cemetery (Lawrence, Kansas)
Location1605 Oak Hill Avenue, Lawrence, Kansas
Coordinates38°57′31″N 95°12′44″W / 38.95861°N 95.21222°W / 38.95861; -95.21222
NRHP reference No.100001287
Added to NRHPJuly 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

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  1. ^ "Kansas Historical Society, State and National Registers of Historic Places". Retrieved June 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Oak Hill Cemetery". LawrenceKS.org. Archived from the original on April 16, 2016. Retrieved June 14, 2016.