North Side in Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Oakwood Cemetery
Photographed by James Hulse, January 1, 2025
1. Oakwood Cemetery Marker
Plots are owned by lodges, unions, Catholic, Protestant, Negro, and White. Tracts are dedicated to Union and Confederate soldiers.
The chapel was built in 1914. Oakwood, Calvary Associations, and city provide care.
2nd Plaque
Oakwood Cemetery National Historic District
Entered in the National Register of Historic Places 2018
Erected 1966 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 3659.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1879.
Location. 32° 46.212′ N, 97° 20.989′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in the North Side. It is at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Gould Ave. on Grand Avenue. The marker is located
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Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Peter Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); Khleber Miller Van Zandt (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); General Thomas N. Waul, C.S.A. (about 300 feet away); Governor Charles A. Culberson (about 400 feet away); Euday Louis Bowman (about 400 feet away); Hagar Tucker (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Madison McDonald (approx. 0.2 miles away); Douglass and McGar Parks (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.
Also see . . . Smith, John Peter (18311901).
Photographed by James Hulse, January 1, 2025
2. Oakwood Cemetery National Historic District - 2nd Plaque
John Peter Smith, known as "the father of Fort Worth," was born on September 16, 1831, in Owen County, Kentucky, to Samuel and Polly (Bond) Smith. When he was seven years old, Smith and his family moved to Ohio County, Kentucky; however, both of his parents died near Hartford in 1844, leaving him and his five brothers as orphans. Smith chose to live under the guardianship of W. H. Garnett, a cousin. As a teen Smith received an excellent education in the public school system. During the late 1840s he entered Franklin College in Indiana, and in 1850 he began a program at Bethany College in Virginia, graduating in July 1853 with first honors in mathematics and ancient languages. After graduation Smith returned home only to leave four months later to move to Texas. By December he arrived in Fort Worth and decided to make it his home.(Submitted on January 4, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed by James Hulse, January 1, 2025
3. The entrance to the Oakwood Cemetery and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on January 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 4, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
