Delaware in Delaware County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Oak Grove Cemetery and Arboretum

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 12, 2008

1. Oak Grove Cemetery and Arboretum Marker

Inscription. In 1850, this eighty acre tract known as the Kilbourne farm was purchased for use as a cemetery. The “Old Burial Grounds,” located where Ohio Wesleyan's Selby Stadium now stands, had deteriorated and most of those remains were removed to Oak Grove Cemetery. The first internment here was on July 23, 1851. Among those buried here are Moses Byxbe, the founder of the city, the parents of President Rutherford B. Hayes, Ohio Governor Frank B. Willis, Mary Campbell Townley, the only two-time Miss America, fifteen unknown African-American soldiers from the Civil War, and veterans of the American Revolution. When it was opened, Oak Grove was one mile south of Delaware. Today it is a quiet sanctuary of nature; a rolling arboretum surrounded by city. Here, also, is the resting place for more than 20,000 citizens of Delaware. Dedicated on Memorial Day, May 26, 2008

Erected 2008 by Delaware County Historical Society, The Kroger Company, and National City Bank.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Government & Politics • Horticulture & Forestry

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• Military • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Ohio, Delaware County Historical Society series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1832.

Location. 40° 17.263′ N, 83° 4.152′ W. Marker is in Delaware, Ohio, in Delaware County. It is on Sandusky Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 334 South Sandusky Street, Delaware OH 43015, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Scioto Valley

and in the Columbus Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Delaware Mausoleum (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camp Delaware (approx. 0.2 miles away); Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); Edwards Gymnasium / Home of High School Basketball Tournaments (approx. half a mile away); Wesley Branch Rickey (approx. half a mile away); Plan of the Town of Delaware

Oak Grove Cemetery and Arboretum Entrance and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 21, 2008

2. Oak Grove Cemetery and Arboretum Entrance and Marker

Looking west.

(approx. 0.6 miles away); Elliott Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delaware.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 21, 2008

3. Delaware Bicentennial Logo

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 22, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,180 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 22, 2008, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.