Greenwood Cemetery - Longview, TX, USA
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WalksfarTX
N 32° 29.839 W 094° 43.859
15S E 337377 N 3596880
In 1877, J. M. Cornes purchased four acres on this site and, with county surveyor A. S. Taylor, established "the Longview Cemetery. The cemetery was renamed "Greenwood " in 1905.
Waymark Code: WMP185
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2015
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"Burials in Greenwood include a veteran of the war of 1812 and 37 known Confederate veterans. Also located here are the graves of three people killed during the 1894 robbery of the First National Bank of Longview by the infamous Dalton Gang, and those of a family that fell victim to the 1900 Galveston storm." from the Texas Historical Marker.
Cemetery still in use. Current known graves: 1,227
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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