Oak Hill Cemetery (Lawrence, Kansas)

Location1605 Oak Hill Avenue, Lawrence, Kansas

Coordinates38°57′31″N 95°12′44″W / 38.95861°N 95.21222°W / 38.95861; -95.21222

NRHPreferenceNo.100001287

Added to NRHPJuly 10, 2017^[1]

Oak Hill Cemetery
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1605 Oak Hill Avenue, Lawrence, Kansas
Coordinates	38°57′31″N 95°12′44″W / 38.95861°N 95.21222°W / 38.95861; -95.21222
NRHP reference No.	100001287
Added to NRHP	July 10, 2017[1]

The Oak Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Lawrence, Kansas. It was first constructed as a way for the people of Lawrence to remember those who were killed in Quantrill's Raid. Several prominent Kansans are buried there, including Charles L. Robinson, John P. Usher, Lucy Hobbs Taylor, James H. Lane, and the grandparents of Langston Hughes—Charles and Mary Langston.^[2] It was started in 1866.