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Black plaque № 25112

Wildorado, TX, United States

Palo Duro Wildorado Cemetery. Early settlers to this area included the J.C. Womble family, which came in January 1892. The next year, the community obtained land on which to build a schoolhouse, known as the Union School. In May 1893, George D. Whitfield, a young cowboy, was buried in what was the s

choolyard. His is the first marked burial, although two earlier graves were known to exist at the time. In 1901, residents organized the Palo Duri Missionary Baptist Church and held services in the sc

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