Cemetery for Dallas' Black pioneers finally gets historical marker, landmark designation
In a cemetery tucked away in Far North Dallas, surrounded on all sides by apartment buildings, a group of about 50 gathered ...
Washington County’s history uncovered one gravestone at a time for Texas Historical Marker
Old Washington Cemetery is the final resting place for many of Texas' earliest settlers. The Washington County Historical ...
Memorial honors African Americans laid to rest at Taylor City Cemetery
TAYLOR, Texas — In the city of Taylor, hundreds of African American grave sites have gone without headstones for decades. Now ...
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Roots of long-lost African American cemetery spread across Texas
She said there are 176 graves, 40 of them without headstones, at the cemetery founded in 1880. Roberts said in 2021, the Texas Historical Commission designated the property as a Historic Texas ...
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Restoration process moves forward for Fifth Ward's historic Evergreen Negro Cemetery
The final resting place for ancestors who called Houston home back in the 1800s had become a dumping ground. Now, the ...
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City of Edinburg honors MLK Day by cleaning historic cemetery
The City of Edinburg and the UTRGV Center for Student Involvement cleaned the historic Reslawn Cemetery, in honor of Martin ...
Monument honors about 450 Black people buried in unmarked graves in Taylor City Cemetery
A monument has been erected to honor about 450 Black people buried in unmarked graves at the Taylor City Cemetery.
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Taylor Honors Black Citizens in Historic Cemetery Recognition Event
Taylor, TX, recognized unmarked graves of Black citizens at the local cemetery, signaling a move toward acknowledging its ...