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Date: 10/13/00

Cemetery: Oakwood Cemetery
Street:
City: Syracuse
County: Onondaga
State: New York
Nation: USA
Zip:
Nearby: Syracuse University
Land Type: Public
Status: Active
Accessible: Yes
Unmarked graves: Yes
Graves within: 500
Oldest grave: 1860's
Newest grave: recent burials in active part of cemetery
Records: Yes
Inventory: Unsure
Records location:
Owner:
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Overgrown-trees
Apathy
Encroachment
Broken Headstones
Buried Headstones
Disintegrating Headstones
Fallen Headstones
Vandalism
Other Problems 
Most of the trees are at the end of their lifespan, most heavily damaged by storm in 1998. Unchecked shifting of ground causing destruction of some monuments.

Submitted by / Contact for additional Information:

name: Kristie
Email: Email removed at the request of submitter.


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