By Frances James (1922 – 2019) This is probably the best known cemetery in Dallas County, maybe Texas! Thousands of vehicles pass by daily since it is on Central Expressway at the intersection of Lemmon Avenue and adjacent to a Wal Mart Center. Freedmans’ Cemetery was well publicized world wide when the Texas Highway Department…
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The Paris Morning News (Paris, Texas) issue of October 19, 1916 carried an article with this headline “Uncle Buck Hughes Near Death’s Door.” The article read, “Rev. Hughes, better known to thousands of of Dallas county people as Uncle “Buck” Hughes, is near death at his home, corner of Oak avenue and Brown street. For several months…
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Cochran Chapel Cemetery Member’s comments: Appears to be well maintained (most likely by the church) and does not seem to need any outside help. Garvin Memorial Cemetery / Smith-Hall Cemetery Member’s comments: Very hard to secure a parking spot as the surrounding properties are gated. Was well mowed but a lot of trash scattered further…
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By Frances James (1922 – 2019) This is one of the oldest documented cemeteries in Dallas County. The address of this site is the 4000 block of Merrell Road, one and one/half blocks east of Rosser Road and west of Midway. It is named for the Peter Colonist family who owned this land. The Merrell…
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A tiny prairie town in Big D What a perfectly gorgeous day this past Saturday, April 29th as we all arrived at the Old Frankford Church for our in-town tour of the Church, Cemetery and surrounding Blackland Prairie. Matt Weinstein of Preservation Dallas, our host for the event, welcomed everyone and then handed it over…
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The annual Glover Cemetery Picnic was held May 6, 2023 and dozens of DCPA members and guests gathered to visit, talk about old times, enjoy some good food and meet new people. We even had a speaker who recounted the story of early settler Huldah Hunnicutt Moore. The story of Huldah Hunnicutt Moore Special thanks…
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Carrollton Black Cemetery Member’s comments: “Appears well maintained inside. Fenced and locked. Is in a low spot so may have flooding issues during rain.” Fish Trap Cemetery/La Reunion Cemetery Member’s comments: “Appears well maintained and is securely locked up with a high fence.” Merrell Cemetery Member’s comments: “This cemetery is not too far from where…
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Old Letot Cemetery, North Dallas: Member’s comments: Gate was locked but was able to take some pictures from outside. If John Deere does maintain they are nearby on Harry Hines Blvd. but it does not look like it has been mowed for a long time. Letot Cemterery, North Dallas: Member’s Comments: This cemetery is at…
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On March 18, 2023 a number of our members and guests spent the morning at the old Wesley Cockrell Cemetery cleaning up and repairing a few tombstones with the help of Mike & Shelly Rowlands. Don’t overlook the Wesley Cockrell Cemetery wildlife!
On Saturday, April 15, 2023 DCPA and the Fort Worth Ave. Development Group held a hands-on headstone repair workshop with one of Texas’s foremost authorities on Historic Gravestone and Monument Preservation – Mike Rowlands. Mike demonstrated how to safely clean, reset, and perform repairs on historic headstones. The process of putting back together a broken-in-half…
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