Historical MarkerLiberty Community Cemetery (Independence)
Independence · Washington County · Dedicated 2004 · THC Atlas #5477013241
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Marker Inscription
Tradition holds the first burials here were for enslaved Africans before the close of the Civil War in 1865; the first marked graves date to the late 1860s. When J.C. McCrocklin sold this site to the Colored People's Cemetery Association in 1907, the deed referred to a burial ground long used by local African American residents. Six marked graves are of men and women born into slavery, and more than 20 show military service. Today, the burial ground is a link to the Freedmen and their families who settled here in the late 19th century. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2004
About this site
Liberty Community Cemetery is a historical marker in Independence, Washington County, dedicated in 2004. It is one of 156 historical markers documented in Washington County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 368 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.3284, -96.3606 near Independence. The nearest cataloged historic site is Old Independence Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include General James Willie, Moses Austin Bryan, and Liberty Community Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5477013241. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
