WIP · World in Pocket

Black plaque № 20421

Roxton, TX, United States

Hickory Grove Cemetery. Widespread settlement of this area of Lamar County began in the late 1840s and early 1850s. By 1852 the Hickory Grove Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was established and this cemetery was in use. The earliest documented grave here is that of Mary Isabella Alexander (1832-1

852). Also interred that year were Franklin Day (1827-1852) and Nancy Smith (1842-1852). By the 1870s the Hickory Grove Cemetery was fully established as a community burial ground. The Methodist Churc

Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 20421 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off