Ebenezer Cemetery Arch -- Ebenezer Community, Camp Co. TX
N 32° 58.489 W 094° 52.996
15S E 324010 N 3650069
The entry arch to the historic Ebenezer cemetery in Camp Co. TX
Waymark Code: WM1060N
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2019
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Ebenezer Cemetery is located along the FM 557 next to the Friendship Baptist Church in the rural community of Ebenezer in Camp County Texas.
The day Blasterz were here, we estimated there are about 1000 people buried in the cemetery - it's surprisingly large for being in such a remote corner of East Texas.
The sate historic marker at the entrance reads as follows:
"EBENEZER CEMETERY
Ebenezer Cemetery was officially established when Israel B. Rape deeded property for the cemetery in 1857. However, Rape and his wife Sarah are buried in Pittsburg's Rosehill Cemetery. Ebenezer community was founded by the Rapes and several other pioneering families who arrived in the area from Georgia during the 1850s. The oldest known burial in the cemetery is that of infant Pairlie Clementine Bailey, who died in September 1870. A cemetery association was organized in 1971 to preserve and maintain the site. The cemetery has been enlarged through donations of property and now contains two acres. Today, Ebenezer Cemetery remains active and serves as a reminder of an early Camp County settlement.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2009"
Type: Gateway
Subtype: Other
Location: Ebenezer Cemetery
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