Oakwood Cemetery

Walker County

Clean Up Effort,  Articles from the Huntsville Item

1. Oakwood section neglected during cleanup, April 23, 2002

   Cleanup efforts undertaken over the past several weeks have greatly improved the condition of Huntsville's historic Oakwood Cemetery. One portion of the cemetery, however, is in such a state of disrepair that many do not recognize it as the final resting place for members of the Huntsville community. ...
   
   

2. A community effort, April 13, 2002

   Huntsville's Oakwood Cemetery received some much-needed care Saturday, as volunteers gathered for a morning of work to help restore the historic site. Oakwood, the final resting place of General Sam Houston, Union and Confederate soldiers, slaves and founders of Walker County, got the cleanup it has ...
   
   

3. Community gearing up for cleanup effort, April 11, 2002

   This Saturday, a number of citizens and community groups from Huntsville will converge on Oakwood Cemetery to take part in a volunteer cleanup effort. The project, developed by Mac Woodward, the curator of collections at the Sam Houston Memorial Museum, has taken place in the space of a few weeks. 
   
   

4. Cleanup coming for local cemetery, April 04, 2002

   For several years, the lack of upkeep at Huntsville's Oakwood Cemetery might have given the impression to visitors that members of the community didn't care about the historic site. That perception may change soon as plans for a volunteer cleanup effort are picking up steam. Things are really mushroom ...
   
   

5. Problems at Oakwood, March 23, 2002

   Huntsville's Oakwood Cemetery is primarily known for being the final resting place of Gen. Sam Houston, the pre-eminent hero in Texas struggle for independence. Oakwood's historic section, however, is much more than that. It is the final resting place of Union and Confederate soldiers, slaves, and some ...
   
   

6. June 2000 Cleanup, June 21, 2000

   Children as young as 9, some of whom are felons, last week raked leaves in Oakwood Cemetery as part of their punishment for crimes committed. And youths from a church fought mosquitoes and snakes in a yard that was so overgrown with brush you couldn't even see the house. The youngsters at the cemetery ...