Englewood Cemetery
N 33° 26.926 W 101° 39.422
14S E 253020 N 3704197
The state historic cemetery marker for Englewood Cemetery in Slaton TX
Waymark Code: WM15HD7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/07/2022
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The main entrance to Englewood Cemetery is located at N 20th Street and Woodward Drive in Slaton. The historical cemetery marker is just inside the cemetery near the arched entry gate.
Marker Number: 13240
Marker Text:
Representing the Santa Fe Railroad, W.B. Storey, Jr. bought the future townsite of Slaton on April 15, 1911. The railroad's plans included a roundhouse, switch lines, depot and Harvey House, making Slaton a center for area rail transport. Rail employees and others quickly populated the city, which incorporated in October 1912. By that time, residents had established this cemetery with the burial of infant J.W. Ohrion earlier in the year. Among the thousands of graves here are several unmarked burials in a potter's field and veterans of military conflicts dating to the Civil War.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004
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