Oakdale Cemetery Historic District

2501 Eastern Ave., Davenport, Iowa. County/parish: Scott.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 05, 2015. NRIS 15000194.

16 contributing buildings. 4 contributing sites. 1 contributing structure. 20 contributing objects.

Also known as:

  • Oakdale Memorial Garden

From Wikipedia:

Oakdale Memorial Gardens

Oakdale Memorial Gardens, formerly Oakdale Cemetery, is located in east-central Davenport, Iowa. It contains a section for the burial of pets called the Love of Animals Petland. In 2015, the cemetery was listed as an historic district on the National Register of Historic Places, and as a local landmark on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties. It is also listed on the Network to Freedom, a National Park Service registry for sites associated with the Underground Railroad.

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