FIRST - Marked Burial in View Point Cemetery - Lipscomb County, TX
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N 36° 23.439 W 100° 26.983
14S E 369983 N 4028254
Another first burial in Texas.
Waymark Code: WMTGT8
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2016
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County of Marker: Lipscomb County
Location of Marker: CR-1, ½ mile W. of Viewpoint Rd., 4 miles S. of TX-15, 5 miles E. of Booker
Marker Erected by: Historic Texas Cemetery, Texas Historical Commission
Date Marker Erected: 2005
Marker Text:
VIEW POINT CEMETERY
In the early years of the 20th century, a group of Quakers established the settlement of View Point. Shortly afterwards, in 1910, residents organized the View Point Friends Church and this cemetery to serve residents of the community. C.A. Dickenson donated land for the burial ground.
The first marked burial was of Marvel Rutz, who died in 1912. Many of those buried here were church members or relatives of members, though the cemetery also served residents in the surrounding area. Today, the cemetery continues to be a reminder of the early community of View Point.
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