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Memorial

We seek to fulfill the memorial objective of our organization by sponsoring the upkeep of the Oak Park Cemetery.  There are over 70 interments there with 4 Confederate soldiers buried there.




PVT. J. G. Green of Co. D 9th Regiment South Carolina Volunteers,CSA
born 1842   died 1908

PVT Jesse Miles Anderson of Co. E 8th Inf. Regiment  South Caroina, CSA
born 1840   died 1914

PVT Wesley Arnold of Co. E 2nd Cav. Reg, Florida, Union
born 1848  died 1916
Refugee from Confederate States...enlisted 12/20/1864 Cedar Key..Oct. sick in hospital in Tallahassee



Pvt. J. W. Willis of Co. F Gamble's Co. FL. Cav. Home Guard, CSA
Enlisted 1864
Fought at the Battle of Natural Bridge
born June 12, 1847   died May 1, 1910


View all Interments


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Work completed thus far:


* Mary Nichol's brother Jesse Quigg has helped with securing mowing as needed
*  Buddy Camp painted the cemetery sign
*  Wayne Willis (chapter president's brother and SCV member of Wakulla Home Guard, had the gate latch repaired and reset
*  We have obtained a letter granting permission to clear four feet beyond the gate to make it possible to cut back some bushes covering the graves
*  Attempts are being made to clear the area of gophers making holes in the area
*  Sherry Willis and Louise Thomas planted flowers under the new sign at the entrance.

Directions 

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from downtown Crawfordville

1.  Turn right onto Co Rd 368/Arran RdContinue to follow Co Rd 368
3.5 mi

2.  Continue onto Arran Rd - 0.2 mi

3.   Continue onto Forest Rd 365 - 2.5 mi


4.  Continue onto Oak Park Rd
Destination will be on the right - 3.4 mi



"We are never quite prepared for so many to die. Oh, we do expect the occasional empty chair. A salute to fallen comrades. But this war goes on and on and the men die and the price gets ever higher. We are prepared to loose some of us, but we are never prepared to loose all of us."

Robert E. Lee
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