The Oakland–Fraternal Cemetery is a historic cemetery[2] on Barber Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It actually consists of six originally separate cemeteries, and lies adjacent to the Little Rock National Cemetery, of which it was once a part. Portions of the cemetery are dedicated to Confederate war dead, and its grounds include two separate Jewish cemeteries, and the Fraternal Cemetery. The Fraternal side, established by the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, was a burying ground for African Americans. The combined cemetery, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010, continues in active use.[1][3]
Notable burials
- Author Bernie Babcock (1868–1962)
- Civil War Union officer Henry C. Caldwell (1832–1915)
- Arkansas Governor James P. Clarke (1854–1916)
- Freeman W. Compton (1824-1893), lawyer and state supreme court judge
- Author and temperance reformer Mary A. Cornelius (1829-1918)
- Journalist and civil rights advocate Mifflin W. Gibbs (1823–1915) – Fraternal side
- Pulitzer Prize journalist Paul Greenburg (1937–2021)
- Arkansas Governor Daniel W. Jones (1839–1918)
- US Senator William M. Kavanaugh (1866–1915)
- Civil War Medal of Honor recipient John Kennedy (1814–1910)
- US Congressman Charles C. Reid (1868–1922)
- Republican party boss Harmon L. Remmel (1852–1927)
- Civil War Confederate general John S. Roane (1817–1867)
- US Congressman Logan H. Roots (1841–1893)
- MLB player Jimmy Zinn (1895–1991)
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/nov/06/historic-lr-cemetery-celebrates-160th-anniversary/
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Oakland-Fraternal Cemetery". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved February 18, 2016.