| Marker Number |
3470 |
| Atlas Number |
5439003470 |
| Marker Title |
Morgan Hood Survey Pioneer Cemetery |
| Index Entry |
Morgan Hood Survey Pioneer Cemetery |
| Address |
SH 26 |
| City |
Grapevine |
| County |
Tarrant |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
682205 |
| UTM Northing |
3647733 |
| Subject Codes |
cemetery |
| Marker Year |
1983 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
SH 26 northbound, between Great Wolf Drive and Bass Pro Drive (Bethel Road), east side of the road. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
Originally part of the Morgan Hood Survey, this small cemetery (75 ft. SE) has been abandoned for over a century. Its one visible grave is marked with portions of a sandstone burial cairn, a common method of marking graves in this area in the 1850s-1870s. The subject of speculation since no written records remain, the graves may be those of members of the Peters Colony, early pioneers who entered the Grapevine area in 1844. Although nearly all traces of the cemetery are gone, it serves as a reminder of Tarrant County's early days of settlement. (1983) |
