Wyandotte National Burying Ground (Eliza Burton Conley Burial Site) National Historic Landmark
Burt G, Curran MJ, Dayton K. 2016. Wyandotte National Burying Ground (Eliza Burton Conley Burial Site) National Historic Landmark. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 100000794_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is the National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for Wyandotte National Burying Ground (Eliza Burton Conley Burial Site) in Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas. The NHL nomination for the Wyandotte National Burying Ground (Eliza Burton Conley Burial Site) documents its national significance under NHL Criteria 1 and 2, NHL Criteria Exceptions 4 and 5. Under Criterion 1 the Burying Ground serves as tangible evidence of the consequences of federal American Indian policy during the 19th century, particularly the consequences of removal policy to a tribal population and its identity. The Burying Ground is also nationally significant under Criterion 2 for its association with Eliza (Lyda) Burton Conley, who waged the historic legal battle to save a sacred American Indian burying ground from destruction, becoming the first American Indian attorney to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. The period of national significance for Criterion 1 is 1843-1965, the dates of active burials, and 1906-1946 for Criterion 2, the years of Conley's defense of the site. Criteria Exception 4 (grave sites) applies because no other site exists that better represents Conley's nationally significant work and Criteria Exception 5 (cemeteries) applies because of association with a nationally significant event.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Burt, Geoffrey; Curran, Michele; Dayton, Kim
- Date of Issue
- 2016-12-23
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- KS Wyandot Nation American Indian women's history legal history, National Historic Landmark Kansas City