Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site | |
Map: | USA Missouri#USA |
Map Size: | 280 |
Relief: | 1 |
Location: | Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, United States |
Coordinates: | 38.9197°N -92.3361°W |
Area Acre: | 0.45 |
Established: | 1970 |
Visitation Num: | 4,296 |
Visitation Year: | 2022 |
Visitation Ref: | [1] |
Operator: | Missouri Department of Natural Resources |
Website: | Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site |
Jewell Cemetery State Historic Site is a publicly owned property in Columbia, Missouri, maintained as a state historic site by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Among the notable persons buried in the cemetery, which holds the remains of more than 40 descendants of George A. Jewell, are Missouri governor Charles Henry Hardin and the educator William Jewell. The property became part of the state parks system in 1970.