Sappington Cemetery State Historic Site, Historical cemetery in Arrow Rock, Missouri.
The cemetery spans two acres of land with 111 headstones, including graves of influential Missouri governors and notable physician John Sappington.
Dr. John Sappington, who established the cemetery in 1831, became the largest quinine importer in the United States and wrote the first medical book west of Mississippi.
The cemetery expanded in 2014 to include an adjacent burial ground where generations of Black Americans connected to Arrow Rock community rest since 1856.
The cemetery remains open to visitors from sunrise to sunset throughout the year, without modern facilities or accessibility modifications to maintain historical authenticity.
Two Missouri governors, Meredith Miles Marmaduke and Claiborne Fox Jackson, both sons-in-law of John Sappington, are buried within this state historic site.
Location: Missouri
GPS coordinates: 39.03280,-93.00750
Latest update: March 12, 2025 03:41
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