Brenham, TX, United States
Prairie Lea Cemetery. Graves in this historic cemetery date from the 1840s, although trustees of the Brenham Cemetery Association did not formally set aside the property until 1871. It came into operation following concern the earlier Masonic Cemetery would soon reach capacity, given the large numbe
r of yellow fever victims in the late 1860s. Trustees purchased the initial 22.77 acres here from J.D. Giddings. Among those buried in Prairie Lea are veterans of military conflicts dating to the Texa
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