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Tombstones
Photo courtesy David Cole, October 2012 |
Historical
Marker Text
Waxahachie
City Cemetery
The first burial
here occurred on Jan. 1, 1852, after the death of pioneer merchant
Silas Killough (b. 1805), one of the founders of this community. The
original 4.16 acre tract was given in 1858 to trustees of the Methodist
church by Emory W. Rogers (d.1874), who was Waxahachie's
first settler (1846) and donor of land for the townsite. About 1900,
the cemetery was transferred from church to municipal jurisdiction.
By gifts and purchases of additional land, the site has grown to 65
acres and contains about 10,000 graves.
(1976)
Marker Location: W. Hawkins St., Waxahachie |
| Photo
courtesy David Cole, October 2012 |
| Photo
courtesy David Cole, October 2012 |
Statue
Photo courtesy David Cole, October 2012 |
| Photo
courtesy David Cole, October 2012 |
Guitar
Tombstone
Photo courtesy David Cole, October 2012 |
| Photo
courtesy David Cole, October 2012 |
Photographer's
Note:
"If you look at the googlemap screen shot, you can see S. Hawkins
Street appears to cut through the cemetery... or maybe they just expanded
across the street later." - David Cole |
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