On La Salle Avenue, a Baylor student can easily find a place to get their car repaired or stop off at the local Dairy Queen for ice cream. Just out of sight, however, on a quick turn off of La Salle down South Fifth Street, a wealth of Waco, Baylor and Texas history lies under an expanse of oak trees. Oakwood Cemetery has been the final resting place for prominent figures in local and state history for decades and has weathered the test of time.
Browsing: Oakwood Cemetery
Over the weekend, vandals in Oakwood Cemetery caused up to $200,000 worth of damage to historic graves. The defaced monuments included those of former Texas Gov. Richard Coke and Madison Cooper, author of the best-selling novel “Sironia, Texas.” According to police, the damage was done between 9 p.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday.