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Oaklawn Cemetery - Algonac, St. Clair County, Michigan
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Date: 4-14-2001

Cemetery: Oaklawn Cemetery
Established: Early 1800's
Street: 1250 Fruit Street
City: Algonac
Township: Clay
County: Saint Clair
State: Michigan
Nation: USA
Zip: 48001
Nearby: Road: M-29
Reached by: Public road
Location: Suburban-developed
Land: Flat
Water: No
Features: Trees, flowers
Sign: Yes
Land Type: Public
Access: Open
Surrounded by: Fence
Gate: None
Status: Active
Size: Medium
Unmarked graves: Yes
Markers:
Gravestones: 400
Broken gravestones: Yes
Toppled gravestones: Yes
Buried gravestones: Yes
Removed Gravestones: Unknown
Weather problems: Yes
Pollution problems: No
Oldest grave: early 1800's
Newest grave: March 2001
Association: Unsure
Records: Unsure
Inventory: Unsure
Records location:
Condition: Cemetery neglected
Vandalized: Yes
Police report:
VA1: Overturned gravestones
VA2: Broken gravestones
Drainage: Constant problem
Problem: Disintegrating Headstones
Work Status: No work started as of yet
Owner: Cemetery
Use:
Bordering: Residential
Change: Unknown
Reason:
Visited: Frequently
Archeology: Unknown
Previous contacts: no

Other information

Many headstones are sinking due to the close proximity to a lake and constant high water levels in the area. Many stones are unreadable and or broken.

Submitted By:

name: Lisa Marks
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