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 Port Lavaca Cemetery Posted by:  jhuoni
N 28° 36.480 W 096° 37.488
14R E 732248 N 3166863
This marker is located at the flagpole, next to another Texas historical marker.
Waymark Code: WMVG1P
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/14/2017
Views: 5
Marker Number: 4077
Marker Text:
Burials in this historic cemetery began in the 1840s, with several mass graves dating from an 1849 cholera epidemic. Pioneer families and their descendants, as well as prominent state, county, and city officials, are also interred in the community graveyard. At least one participant in the Battle of San Jacinto is buried here. Graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers may be found in the Port Lavaca Cemetery, which has been enlarged through various land transactions over the years to cover eight city blocks.
Texas Sesquicetennial 1836 - 1986
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