Conway Cemetery State Park

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Conway Cemetery State Park
Arkansas state park
Named for: Conway Cemetery
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Regions	South Arkansas
County	Lafayette
City	Bradley
Location	Park ^[1]
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Area	11.5 acres (5 ha) ^[2]
Dedicated	March 29, 1986 ^[2]
Managed by	Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism
Location of Conway Cemetery State Park in Arkansas
Website : Conway Cemetery State Park

Conway Cemetery State Park is a 11.5-acre (4.7 ha) Arkansas state park in Lafayette County, Arkansas in the United States. Located on the former cotton plantation grounds of James Sevier Conway, the cemetery serves as Conway's final resting place.^[1] No recreational or visitors' amenities are available at the historic site. The site became a state park in 1986 as part of Arkansas's sesquicentennial.^[2]

History

The Conway-Sevier-Rector family dominated Arkansas politics from territorial days until the American Civil War. James Sevier Conway was the first governor of Arkansas, serving from 1836 to 1840. He began many basic state programs, such as banks, roads, and prisons. Conway retired to his plantation near Bradley, where he died in 1855. Several other prominent figures in early Arkansas politics were buried in the cemetery, including Ambrose Sevier.

Locals succeeded in acquiring state protection of the site with the passing of legislation acquiring the site in 1975. After receiving listing on the National Register of Historic Places two years later, the cemetery was given to the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism on March 27, 1984.^[3] After paving of a parking lot and addition of picnic tables, the park was admitted to the park system in 1986. The park encompasses the old homesite and family cemetery of the Conway family.

References

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