Details for Greenwood Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5113006730

Data

Marker Number 6730
Atlas Number 5113006730
Marker Title Greenwood Cemetery
Index Entry Greenwood Cemetery
Address 2030 Oak Grove
City Dallas
County Dallas
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 706067
UTM Northing 3631345
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 1976
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location corner of Peace and Liberty Ave. within Greenwood Cemetery
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Greenwood Cemetery was part of a Republic of Texas grant, called the John Grigsby League, given for service in the Battle of San Jacinto. W. H. Gaston, pioneer Dallas banker, acquired title to the site in 1874, after the noted local legal battle, "The Grigsby Cases," and founded Trinity Cemetery. Greenwood Cemetery Association assumed operation in 1896. Many people prominent in the histories of the city, state and nation rest here, in addition to casualties and verterans of every American military involvement since the War between the States.

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