WIP · World in Pocket

Black plaque № 54463

Wichita Falls, TX, United States

Black plaque № 54463

Riverside Cemetery This municipal burial ground dates back to the early days of settlement in Wichita Falls. The area was sparsely settled before tracks of the Fort Worth aand Denver City Railroad reached here in September 182. Citizens received a state charter for the Wichita Falls Cemetery Associa

tion in April 1885. The following ear, R.E. Montgomery, trustee of the Panhandle Townsite Company, sold a plat of land for two dollars in the city’s Bellevue Addition to be used as a cemetery. Joseph

Listen to the audio guide for Black plaque № 54463 Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off