Old Independence Cemetery
N 30° 19.698 W 096° 21.659
14R E 753729 N 3358116
The state historic marker for Old Independence Cemetery, outside of Independence TX
Waymark Code: WMVNAG
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/08/2017
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This state historic marker is located at the arched entry to Old Independence Cemetery, down McCrocklin Road near Independence TX
Marker Number: 8358
Marker Text: A very old graveyard of Anglo-Texas. Started about 1823 on league of Judge J. P. Cole, one of the "Old 300" in the Austin Colony.
A daughter, Madora Cole McCrocklin, gave the site.
Many statesmen, educators, physicians, lawyers, war veterans and other "Old Texians" are buried here. (1970)
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