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 Van Horn Cemetery - Van Horn, TX Posted by:  WalksfarTX
N 31° 02.762 W 104° 50.380
13R E 515298 N 3434714
Van Horn’s 1st cemetery was established when an infant, child of locals James H. and Nancy Beach and known only as “Baby Beach”, died a mere 20 days after birth on September 15, 1888.
Waymark Code: WMRWHN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/13/2016
Views: 3
Texas Mountain TrailLocal rancher Augustus Sanders Goynes, in an effort to market the dry Van Horn climate, reportedly suggested that the town adopt the motto “This Town is So Healthy We Had to Shoot a Man to Start a Cemetery”, a refrain that gained enough popularity to hang in the lobby of the downtown Clark Hotel. Goynes, born on June 30, 1840, was shot and killed by his brother-in-law during an argument over a watering hole on his fifty-second birthday, June 30, 1892, becoming the first adult buried in the Van Horn Cemetery.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Van Horn, TX, USA
Approximate number of graves: 1324
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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