​New Cemetery of Montgomery

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Marker Text: Burial place of many honored Texans, including Dr. Charles B. Stewart, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and first secretary of state; also wife of Gen. Memucan Hunt, Texas soldier and statesman. Other noted individuals here include soldiers of the Texas army and veterans of the Civil War and other wars engaged in by the United States. This cemetery was founded December 1, 1868, to relieve "Old" Methodist plot. First persons buried on land (donated by P. J. and R. S. Willis, merchants) were 3 men killed by vigilantes. A fourth was buried nearby. (1969)

Marker No: 7893

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 30.386980, -95.703103

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Location: Plantersville Street, 1 block south of SH 105, Montgomery