Old Independence Cemetery was founded in 1823. It is located in Independence, Texas, on land donated by Medora Coles McCrocklin, a daughter of Judge J. P. Coles, one of the Old Three Hundred from the Austin Colony. The cemetery was an early community graveyard used by Anglo-American pioneers of Texas. It is commemorated by a state historical marker.[1]
Numerous prominent figures of the Republic of Texas are buried here, along with founders of Baylor University, which had its first campus in Independence.
Gravestones were cut from native limestone and some are decorated with seashells. There are a number of false crypts in the cemetery.[2][3]
The nearby "Liberty Cemetery" was used by African-American members of this historic community.
^Texas State Historical Association. "Handbook of Texas Online".
^Hailey, James. "Clay Castle". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
^Blake, Robert Bruce. "Ira Randolph Lewis". Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
^"Texas State Historical Association". Houston, Sam, Jr. (1843–1894).
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