| Marker Number |
317 |
| Atlas Number |
5309000317 |
| Marker Title |
Battle Cemetery and Community |
| Index Entry |
Battle Cemetery and Community |
| Address |
|
| City |
Mart |
| County |
McLennan |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
702074 |
| UTM Northing |
3489128 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery; railroads; settlements; ghost towns |
| Marker Year |
1988 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
From Mart Hwy 164 to battle lake road travel about 1 1/2 mi: to battle road, turn north proceed about 1 mi. to intersection wit middleton Rd., turn west marker is on left about 1/2 mi west on middleton rd. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Established about 1880, the Battle community was named for local landowner Nicholas W. Battle (1820-1905). By the 1890s a town had developed, including a school, post office, business, homes, and churches. A cemetery was established on land acquired from Alexnder and Kenneth McLennan. The earliest documented grave dates to 1888. Following the building of the International and Great Northern Railroad line about 1901, the town began to decline. The Battle Cemetery stands as a memorial to the area's pioneers. |
