Scott Cemetery (Walnut Ridge, Arkansas)

Scott Cemetery
Location 0.5 miles (0.80 km) S. of the jct. of US 412 & AR 91, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Coordinates 36°3′33″N 90°56′41″W / 36.05917°N 90.94472°W / 36.05917; -90.94472Coordinates: 36°3′33″N 90°56′41″W / 36.05917°N 90.94472°W / 36.05917; -90.94472
Area 1.5 acres (0.61 ha)
NRHP reference # 100001009[1]
Added to NRHP June 5, 2017

Scott Cemetery is a historic cemetery on Arkansas Highway 91 in southeastern Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. It s a 1.5-acre (0.61 ha) parcel roughly rectangular in shape. There are an estimated 101 burials in the cemetery, although only 30 are marked with burial markers. The oldest marked burial dates to the 1910s. It was established as a burying ground by local African-Americans during the Jim Crow era, and includes at least eight graves of known former slaves.[2]

The cemetery was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Scott Cemetery" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2017-11-14.


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