Chalk Cemetery
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member mlmurrah
N 30° 58.884 W 095° 28.513
15R E 263620 N 3430169
Texas Historical Marker for Chalk Cemetery in northern Walker County.
Waymark Code: WM5GRY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member clayj
Views: 13

Marker Number: 8435

Marker Text:
Founded in the 1870s on land owned by Lacy Harrington, this cemetery takes its name from the geologic features of the area. The earliest documented burial is that of Civil War veteran Barney Carroll (1835-1880), although local oral tradition suggests the existence of older, unmarked graves. For more than 100 years, the cemetery has served the Kittrell community, which once boasted a post office, school, church, blacksmith shop, general store, cotton gin, and grist mill. A cemetery association, formed in 1971, maintains the historic graveyard. (1988)


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