Conway Cemetery Historic State Park | |
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| Location | Lafayette County, Arkansas |
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| Nearest city | Bradley, Arkansas |
| Coordinates | 33°06′07″N93°40′59″W / 33.10194°N 93.68306°W /33.10194; -93.68306 |
| Area | 11.5 acres (0.047 km2) |
| Website | Official website |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000259 |
| Added to NRHP | November 23, 1977 (1977-11-23) |
Conway Cemetery Historic State Park, officially theConway Cemetery State Park, is the final resting place ofJames S. Conway, firstgovernor of Arkansas, and his wife, Mary J. Conway. It is a 11.5-acre (0.047 km2)Arkansas state park inLafayette County. No recreational or visitors' amenities are available at the state park.
TheConway-Johnson family dominated Arkansas politics from territorial days until theAmerican Civil War. James Sevier Conway was the firstgovernor of Arkansas, serving from 1836 to 1840. He began many basic state programs, such as banks, roads, and prisons. Conway retired to his plantation nearBradley, where he died in 1855. Several other prominent figures in early Arkansas politics were buried in the cemetery, includingU.S. SenatorAmbrose Hundley Sevier.[1]
Locals succeeded in acquiring state protection of the site with the passing of legislation acquiring the site in 1975. After receiving listing on theNational Register of Historic Places two years later, the cemetery was given to theDepartment of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism on March 27, 1984.[2] 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.[1]
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