Pleasant Hill Cemetery
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The Snowdog
N 32° 12.602 W 094° 53.305
15S E 322022 N 3565280
This Texas Historical Marker is just outside Pleasant Hill Cemetery - in New London, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM17R2K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2023
Views: 3
This Texas Historical Marker is just outside Pleasant Hill Cemetery. You do not need to enter the cemetery to view the marker.
Marker Number: 11047
Marker Text:
Located on land donated in 1845 by Captain Robert W. Smith (1814-1851), a veteran of the Texas Revolution, this cemetery first served the members of Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The earliest marked grave is that of DeWitt Smith, who died in 1850. Also buried here are 112 victims of the March 18, 1937, explosion which destroyed the school at New London (4 MI. NW) and killed 293 students and teachers. Annual Pleasant Hill homecoming activities, including a memorial service and dinner on the grounds, are conducted here each July.
(1980)
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