Spirits of Oakwood Historical Cemetery Walk

April 2, 2011

1 PM

to 4:30 PM

West Oakwood Street and North Palace Avenue , Tyler, TX

Age Limit

All ages

Free - $6

Visit with nine historical “spirits” from the early days of Tyler. Learn about their life and times while in East Texas. Refreshments will be served. This event has been coordinated by the Oakwood Cemetery Restoration Committee. All funds go toward restoring damaged monuments.

$6.00 per person. Children 12 and under are free with paid adult. Starts at 1 p.m. Tours leave every 15 minutes. The last tour starts at 4:30 p.m.

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klang, anonymous:

Do you know if they're having another walk in 2012? And if so, when? Thanks!

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wparr99, anonymous:

I walked among the graves, as I always visit this grave of a young woman who died in her 20's in 1880's, with a beautiful statute of a woman. Inscriptions on her gravestone is "A Perfect Woman" just next to the Bonner plots. But I was very disappointed to see the McClendon woman's gravestone destroyed. Last time I visited it was last year it was still standing and I saw how weak it was. I mailed to the President and the club of the McClendon house which was built on her account by her loving husband. No reply. Nothing. Now it's broken apart, and I know what caused it.... Careless spanish lawn cutters. I visited some other graves near Ellen's grave and I saw how some which had rectangle sized borders were broken and scattered.... I knew it was the lawncutters. I have seen how careless they are, working only for money interests instead of being CAREFUL!!!!!!!!!!!! I am very enraged at how the graves are being treated. How would YOU feel if it happened to YOUR OWN gravestone which was made to honor your memory?? It's a DISGRACE... what I've seen in the beautifully organized cemetery.

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