La Piedad Cemetery
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PeterNoG
N 26° 10.988 W 098° 14.519
14R E 575744 N 2896185
This Texas Historical Marker is just northwest of the Cemetery Office building of La Piedad Cemetery which is near the corner of South Bicentennial Boulevard and Wichita Avenue in McAllen, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMKA81
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/08/2014
Views: 4
Marker Title: La Piedad Cemetery
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County: Hidalgo
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Year Marker Erected: 2009
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Marker Number: 15869
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This burial ground, which predates McAllen, likely began as a small ranch cemetery in the 1800s. The earliest known burial here, in 1895, is of Gertrudis Cavazos. Most of the property was deeded by the Arnold family; other portions were acquired from the City of McAllen. Those interred here include veterans of military conflicts dating to World War I and veterans of foreign armies. The cemetery features religious iconography, Masonic grave markers and Woodmen of the World markers. The burial ground is cared for by the Asociacion del Cementerio La Piedad, which incorporated in 1930, but organized earlier. Today, La Piedad Cemetery continues to serve the residents of McAllen.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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