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Ark. Historic Cemetery on National Register
posted 3:57 pm Sat October 11, 2008
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Though hundreds of years old, Mound Cemetery in south Arkansas lives on with the designation of national historic significance. The property near Arkansas City was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in January and a
marker was unveiled at the site this week. Located near where the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers meet, Mound Cemetery is among the few of the nearly 1,100 mounds in the state, built by indigenous people, that remains in good condition. European settlers also used the cemetery, which still serves the community today. Although systematic archaeological study has not been done on the property, the mound is recognized as the type built by indigenous people hundreds of years ago. Settlers moved in in the 1800s. During flooding, the mound was the only place that remained dry. It became the natural choice of refuge and for burying the plantation owners and their slaves. The oldest marked grave at Mound Cemetery is that of Rachel Horton, who died March 15, 1866.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Though hundreds of years old, Mound Cemetery in south Arkansas lives on with the designation of national historic significance. The property near Arkansas City was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in January and a
marker was unveiled at the site this week. Located near where the Arkansas and Mississippi rivers meet, Mound Cemetery is among the few of the nearly 1,100 mounds in the state, built by indigenous people, that remains in good condition. European settlers also used the cemetery, which still serves the community today. Although systematic archaeological study has not been done on the property, the mound is recognized as the type built by indigenous people hundreds of years ago. Settlers moved in in the 1800s. During flooding, the mound was the only place that remained dry. It became the natural choice of refuge and for burying the plantation owners and their slaves. The oldest marked grave at Mound Cemetery is that of Rachel Horton, who died March 15, 1866.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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