Details for Old Snyder Graveyard

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5415003813

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Marker Number 3813
Atlas Number 5415003813
Marker Title Old Snyder Graveyard
Index Entry Snyder Graveyard, Old
Address Avenue E
City Snyder
County Scurry
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 321752
UTM Northing 3621445
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 1969
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location West side of Ave E just north of the 26th Street intersection
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 20" x 20"
Marker Text Formerly state land until common usage established it as a cemetery in 1880's. Legend says first burial was an Indian. Early-day transients were often buried in unmarked graves. Tract closed to further burials, 1902. Many bodies have been moved elsewhere. Only 14 graves are now identified. (1969)

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