Historical MarkerP.A. Watson Cemetery
Arlington · Tarrant County · Dedicated 1979 · THC Atlas #5439003900
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
Mrs. Micajah Goodwin was buried here in 1846, soon after her family came to this area. They constructed a coffin from their wagon bed and burned brush atop the grave to hide it from Indians. When Patrick Alfred Watson (1810-1894) of North Carolina bought the land in 1853, he set aside a one-acre cemetery. In 1870 Watson gave land and a structure was built for Watson Community's first school and church, later West Fork Presbyterian Church. In 1956 Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike was routed around the cemetery and the church was relocated.
About this site
P.A. Watson Cemetery is a historical marker in Arlington, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1979. It is one of 358 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 501 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7613, -97.0627 near Arlington. The nearest cataloged historic site is Carousel (historical marker), about 0.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Cable Tool Rig, Narrow Gauge Railway, and The Six Flags over Texas.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439003900. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
