Details for Pioneer Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5113006818

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Marker Number 6818
Atlas Number 5113006818
Marker Title Pioneer Cemetery
Index Entry Pioneer Cemetery
Address
City Dallas
County Dallas
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 706065
UTM Northing 3628664
Subject Codes cemetery; Jewish topics; fraternal organizations; fairs and festivals
Marker Year 1994
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location north side of Dallas Convention Center, Ceremonial Dr.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 27" x 42"
Marker Text The area now known as Pioneer Cemetery is composed of the remnants of four early graveyards. The graves, dating from the 1850s, include many of Dallas' early settlers and civic leaders. Two of the graveyards that now make up Pioneer Cemetery were associated with early Dallas fraternal organizations. The earliest marked grave in the section once known as the Tannehill Lodge No. 52 Masonic Cemetery is that of Elizabeth McPherson, who died in 1853. R. P. Rogers (d. 1852) is the oldest known interment in the section once belonging to Dallas Lodge No. 44 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Some of the land nearby was once used as a cemetery by the Hebrew Benevolent Association. The property was deeded to Congregation Emanuel in 1912, and in 1956, the graves were moved to the Emanuel Cemetery. The fourth section, known as Old City Cemetery, was formally deeded to the city of Dallas in 1871. Its oldest marked grave, that of John Henry Long, is dated 1870. The last burials in what is now called Pioneer Cemetery took place in the latter part of the 1920s. The monuments that have remained over time are significant reminders of the history of the city of Dallas. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986

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