Mount Pleasant Cemetery - Franklin, TX, USA
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N 31° 01.350 W 096° 25.380
14R E 745997 N 3434947
Cemetery next to Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church. Active cemetery with approximately 1,289 graves.
Waymark Code: WMP1J4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/10/2015
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This is one of the oldest public burial grounds in Robertson County, situated within boundaries of colony planted north of El Camo Real by the pioneer Sterling C. Robertson, from Tennessee. The Robertson colony was founded in the 1820s and was a major civilizing influence in East Texas.
Location of a Texas Historical Marker and grave of General Walter Washington Williams, reputed to be the last Civil War Soldier. General was an honorary rank given him by President Eisenhower.
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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