Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery
N 31° 26.442 W 098° 35.107
14R E 539424 N 3478518
The state historic marker at the Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery located south of town on the SH16
Waymark Code: WMTRM3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/03/2017
Views: 6
For a small town, Goldthwaite has a really big and very nice cemetery. This state historic marker is affixed to a rock at the main entrance to the cemetery near the Veterans Memorial.
Marker Number: 13152
Marker Text:
In 1888, three local men bought land for use as a cemetery; the first burial was that of Houston Roberts. The Odd Fellows Lodge bought the grounds in 1894, adding land over the years. Watson Whittaker was killed during an 1898 train robbery and made headlines as a funeral train brought him to Mills County for burial here. The lodge sold the cemetery in 1943 to the city, and it became Goldthwaite Memorial Cemetery. Local groups made improvements and placed memorials to honor the sacrifice of area veterans buried here. Today, the cemetery provides a link to area history.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002
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