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Old Greenwood Cemetery
Old Greenwood Cemetery is located at Front Street and North Rusk Street * (32.76398, -97.79235 )
in or near the city of
Weatherford
 This cemetery was formally established by the Weatherford town council in 1863 when lots were surveyed and the exact cemetery location was staked. Previous interments were made in the unmarked streets of the town. The mayor directed those remains be moved to the new cemetery. Historian H. Smythe noted in 1877 that the cemetery was a sadly neglected spot without a fence. By 1925 the civic league and cemetery association had been formed. The accomplishments of its women members were many. In addition to site beautification the driveways were widened and graveled. A water well and windmill were installed and a sexton was employed to secure the grounds. Cemetery care declined in the 1930s and later. Among the estimated 1 000 graves are Civil War medal of honor recipient Chester Bowen; trail drivers Oliver Loving and Boze Ikard; cattleman and founder of the Citizens National Bank J.R. couts; Governor of Texas (1902-06) S.W.T. Lanham and his son congressman Fritz G. Lanham; veterans of many wars; and pioneers of early Texas history. Restoration of the cemetery began in the late 1980s. The site continues to serve the area. (1996)
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Weatherford GPS Coordinates
(32.759, -97.784)
Old Greenwood Cemetery GPS Coordinates
(32.76398, -97.79235) |
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