Details for Pioneer Graveyard

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5389004029

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Marker Number 4029
Atlas Number 5389004029
Marker Title Pioneer Graveyard
Index Entry Pioneer Graveyard
Address East A St.
City Pecos
County Reeves
UTM Zone 13
UTM Easting 643598
UTM Northing 3478319
Subject Codes cemetery; railroads
Marker Year 1966
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location East A Street (Co Rd. 401) 2 blks. E of Intersection of A St. & Locust, Pecos
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text Earliest Pecos landmark. Started with burial of men in hazardous work of building Texas & Pacific Railroad, 1881. Used over 30 years by settlers in the Pecos Valley. First markers, of native red stone or wood, have now been lost or effaced in sandstorms and floods. (1966)

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