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The Oxmoor Cemetery is a recently "rediscovered" abandoned cemetery. It is on 5 and 1/2 acres of land and was established in 1825. This cemetery was in use until 1912 and was the burial site of over 300 residents of Oxmoor including slaves, workers and management of the nearby Oxmoor Furnaces. Many of the graves are unmarked and only noticeable from the sunken area atop the grave. Some graves are marked with a simple piece of sandstone. Others are outlined with old red bricks. Some are covered with a pile of sandstone rocks. Of the true headstones that remain, many have been damaged or stolen, with only the foundations remaining. | The Oxmoor Cemetery is a recently "rediscovered" abandoned cemetery. It is on 5 and 1/2 acres of land and was established in 1825. This cemetery was in use until 1912 and was the burial site of over 300 residents of Oxmoor including slaves, workers and management of the nearby Oxmoor Furnaces. Many of the graves are unmarked and only noticeable from the sunken area atop the grave. Some graves are marked with a simple piece of sandstone. Others are outlined with old red bricks. Some are covered with a pile of sandstone rocks. Of the true headstones that remain, many have been damaged or stolen, with only the foundations remaining. | ||
The cemetery is now registered on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register (1 of only | The cemetery is now registered on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register (1 of only 36 in Jefferson County) as well as the Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance Register. | ||
In 2009 Red Mountain Park acquired the Oxmoor Cemetery in a deal with U.S. Steel. They have used volunteers to clean-up and remove brush from the cemetery. | In 2009 Red Mountain Park acquired the Oxmoor Cemetery in a deal with U.S. Steel. They have used volunteers to clean-up and remove brush from the cemetery. | ||
Revision as of 16:15, 28 July 2018
The Oxmoor Cemetery is a recently "rediscovered" abandoned cemetery. It is on 5 and 1/2 acres of land and was established in 1825. This cemetery was in use until 1912 and was the burial site of over 300 residents of Oxmoor including slaves, workers and management of the nearby Oxmoor Furnaces. Many of the graves are unmarked and only noticeable from the sunken area atop the grave. Some graves are marked with a simple piece of sandstone. Others are outlined with old red bricks. Some are covered with a pile of sandstone rocks. Of the true headstones that remain, many have been damaged or stolen, with only the foundations remaining.
The cemetery is now registered on the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register (1 of only 36 in Jefferson County) as well as the Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance Register.
In 2009 Red Mountain Park acquired the Oxmoor Cemetery in a deal with U.S. Steel. They have used volunteers to clean-up and remove brush from the cemetery.
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/2252172/old-oxmoor-cemetery
http://blog.al.com/strange-alabama/2012/06/old_oxmoor_cemetery_is_vanishi.html