Event
Graveyard Art Along the Buffalo River
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 36.000000, -93.000000
Buffalo Point Amphitheater
Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, July 15, 2023
Time:
8:30 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Campfire/Evening Program
Description
Burying grounds near the Buffalo River are filled with structures and symbols that are very different from the monuments found in city cemeteries. Created in an era before professionally-carved markers were available, families made their own grave markers from locally-quarried stone, using or adapting the symbols and traditions they brought from their states of origin. These pristine carvings tell stories about the people buried beneath them. This talk will give examples of early burial customs, stories and tombstone art (both primitive and professional) found along the Buffalo River.
Reservation or Registration: No
Image Gallery
A. Burnett