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 Industry United Methodist Cemetery
N 29° 58.538 W 096° 30.319
14R E 740703 N 3318704
A marker about a historic cemetery on top of a hill near a historic church.
Waymark Code: WM12FC0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2020
Views: 3
In June, 2018, I thought I would visit a few markers in Austin County “on the way home” from work.
This was another surprise marker for me. I was actually coming here to visit the Industry Pilgrims Rest Cemetery marker. While standing at that marker I looked over and saw this one. What a bonus!
Marker Number: 2645
Marker Text:
This burial ground has served Industry, the oldest permanent German settlement in Texas, since the mid-1880s. Property for a cemetery was deeded to the Methodist Episcopal Church South in 1854. During the 1860s, the church split into the Methodist Church South and the Methodist Church North, dividing the cemetery as well. In 2003, the portions of the burial ground were rejoined. The oldest known burial, of infant Heinrich Moeller, dates to 1860, though there are a number of unmarked graves here. Other notable interments include veterans of conflicts dating to the Civil War. Today, Industry United Methodist Cemetery continues to serve residents of Industry.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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