Cemetery:
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Baker Family Cemetery |
City:
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Hermitage |
State:
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Arkansas |
Zip:
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71647 |
Sign:
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No |
Township:
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Ouachita |
County:
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Bradley |
Nation:
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USA |
Status:
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Abandoned |
Size:
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Small |
Directions:
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From Hermitage go North on US Highway
63 for about a mile; turn left on County Road 41, go for about 2 miles
and then turn left on logging road (only road turning left)
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Type:
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Road-public |
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Location:
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Rural |
Terrain:
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Hillside |
Watersource:
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No |
Property:
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Private |
Access:
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Open |
Enclosure:
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Fence-Broken |
Gate:
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No gate
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Established:
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Gravestones:
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2 inside of fence and 1-3 outside of fence.
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Oldest:
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Newest:
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Removed:
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Yes |
Relocated:
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No |
Repairs:
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Yes |
Methods:
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Other |
Restoration:
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Yes |
Association:
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No |
Records:
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No |
Inventory:
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No |
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Availability: |
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Condition:
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Destroyed
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Unmarked:
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Yes
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Vandalized:
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Yes
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Report:
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No |
VA:
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Gravestones-Stolen
Graves-Desecrated
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Overgrowth:
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Seasonal |
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Owner:
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Business or Corporation
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Use:
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Agricultural |
Bordering:
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Woods |
Change:
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Same |
Visited:
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Occasionally |
Archeology:
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No |
Habitat:
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Yes |
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Contacted:
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Baker Peebles |
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| Surnames: |
Baker
McClendon
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Other Information: |
In the 1940's or 1950's, the
headstones were taken up and the lead facings removed and melted.
The headstones were then thrown down a nearby well.
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Support:
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Submitted by: |
Annette Bame Peebles
apeebles@sat-co.net
April 18, 2006
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