Oakland Cemetery (Iowa City, Iowa)
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| Oakland Cemetery | |
| Cemetery Details | |
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| Year established: | 1843 |
| Country: | United States |
| Location: | 1000 Brown Street, Iowa City, Iowa |
| Type: | Public |
| Owned by: | City of Iowa City |
| Size: | 40 acres |
Oakland Cemetery is located on the north side of Iowa City, Iowa, and has served as the main cemetery for Iowa City since 1843.
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[edit] Cemetery history
Oakland Cemetery was deeded to the residents of Iowa City on February 13, 1843. Over the years the cemetery has expanded to 40 acres. Supported by taxpayers, the cemetery is a non-perpetual care facility[1]. As a public institution anyone can be buried in Oakland, but traditionally it was a Protestant cemetery; Catholics were usually buried in the nearby St. Joseph Cemetery, and Jewish Iowa Citians were buried at Agudas Achim Cemetery. Oakland is adjacent to Hickory Hill Park, a large natural area in Iowa City.
[edit] Black Angel
A locally famous monument, the 8.5 foot tall "Black Angel" statue was erected in 1912 as a memorial to Nicholas Feldevert. Local lore and superstition surround this beautiful, but eerie, angel of death[2].
[edit] Notable Graves
- Robert Lucas, Governor of Ohio and First Territorial Governor of Iowa.
- Samuel J. Kirkwood, Civil War Governor of Iowa and U.S. Senator.
- Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd, popular novelist.
- Walter A. Jessup, educator.
- Virgil M. Hancher, educator.
- Walter Hoyt, a founder of the Eleutherian College.
- Irving Weber, beloved historian.
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