Historical MarkerGreenwood Cemetery
Marshall · Harrison County · Dedicated 1967 · THC Atlas #5203010165
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Marker Inscription
(Dedicated 1881) Originated 1840 as private burial ground, Van Zandt family. Resting place, many early Texas leaders and patriots: Isaac Van Zandt (1813-47), came to Marshall in 1839. County named in his honor. James Harper Starr (1809-90), land commissioner, banker, land agent, county named for him. Matthew Duncan Ector (1822-79), brigadier general CSA, lawyer, county named for him. Alexander Travis Hawthorne (1825-99), brigadier general CSA, lawyer, businessman, minister. Charles Raguet Bringhurst (1880-82), grandson of Sam Houston. 1967
About this site
Greenwood Cemetery is a historical marker in Marshall, Harrison County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Harrison County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 270 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.5542, -94.3749 near Marshall. The nearest cataloged historic site is Lt. Gen. George Perry Rains (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Alexander Travis Hawthorn, Matthew Duncan Ector, and Marshall Hebrew Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5203010165. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
