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SB-C079 Bronson Cemetery USGS point 3194-141 Bronson CemeteryRecorded: SABI01—Parsons, Kim. 1988. References to Texas Cemeteries; Sabine Co Hist Soc, Rootsweb: Check website update. (HbTx: 1895 settler and developer John H. Kirby came to the area and bought large tracts of land, most of which was covered with virgin pine timber. Bronson, named for Samuel Bronson Cooper, was laid out on 200 acres on the course of the Gulf, Beaumont and Great Northern Railway, which was being built through the county in the spring of 1902. Merchants moved in, bought lots and land, and began construction. Population of 1,200, declined after 1930, economics & depleted timber.”) THC site visit MB 7/01/04: Bronson, Tx. On Bronson Cemetery Rd, E of US 96, sign on highway. Just N of small bridge, in rural residential area. Large fenced site, formal. Arched entryway. Flagpole. Small pavilion with picnic table near gate. Great diversity of formal markers over time, curbing, gravel, slabs, obelisks. Also petrified wood. Decorative iron fencing of some individual and family plots. Photo enamels. Some unique and creative markers, some use of personal items. Marker trees of Cedar and Mimosa, Black Jack Oak, Maples. Marker shrubs of Rose and Spirea, Gardenia, Crape Myrtle, some Irises. Abundant floral and decorative grave materials, some embellishment of stone. Approx 3.5 acres. GPS 31.29.52.40276N –94.01.04.70471W. Quad 3194-141.Low risk of endangerment, fenced, maintaine, municipal association, still in use, on map, visible from road and residential area. 3194-141 HbTx details |
