Marker Inscription
Greenwood Cemetery was part of a Republic of Texas grant, called the John Grigsby League, given for service in the Battle of San Jacinto. W. H. Gaston, pioneer Dallas banker, acquired title to the site in 1874, after the noted local legal battle, "The Grigsby Cases," and founded Trinity Cemetery. Greenwood Cemetery Association assumed operation in 1896. Many people prominent in the histories of the city, state and nation rest here, in addition to casualties and verterans of every American military involvement since the War between the States.
About this site
Greenwood Cemetery is a historical marker in Dallas, Dallas County, dedicated in 1976. It is one of 352 historical markers documented in Dallas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 574 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.8025, -96.7993 near Dallas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Slaughter, Colonel C. C. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Greenwood, Temple Emanu-el Cemetery, and Calvary.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5113006730. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
