Edgewood Cemetery
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 42.068 W 095° 53.096
15S E 229549 N 3621836
Texas Historical Marker in front of the Edgewood Cemetery, 307 N Houston St, Edgewood, TX, noting the establishment of Edgewood, as well as this cemetery's establishment, decline, and rescue from neglect.
Waymark Code: WMQ018
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/20/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 11397

Marker Text:
District Judge-elect John C. Robertson (1824-1895) and his partner, W.S. Herndon (1837-1903), gave land in 1878 for a railroad depot. This started Edgewood community. Citizens of Canton moved their shipping here from Wills Point due to the Van Zandt County Seat dispute. The earliest gravestone in this community cemetery is that of Bruce Echols (1888-1889). Judge Robertson gave this site to the town in 1896, but the deed was lost and burials declined. The last interment was in the 1920s. Recently restored after long neglect, this plot is also known as Northside Cemetery. (1978)
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