Carlisle Cemetery
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Marker No: 729
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
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Marker Text: The pioneer Carlisle community was named for W. Augustus "Uncle Gus" Carlisle (1849-1920), who settled here with his wife Lizzie (Spikes) (d. 1914) in 1890. A cattleman and a prominent landowner, Carlisle made significant contributions to the development of the area, including a donation of land for a school. In 1918 he set aside this part of his property for use as a public cemetery. It was first used for the burial of George W. Wood (b. 1879), a victim of the 1920 influenza epidemic. Other graves include those of pioneer area settlers and early leaders of Carlisle. (1983)
Location: just west of Upland Street and SH 114 intersection, on SH 114 (north side), west of Loop 289 at western city limits.
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