Marker Number |
3900 |
Atlas Number |
5439003900 |
Marker Title |
P.A. Watson Cemetery |
Index Entry |
P.A. Watson Cemetery |
Address |
1024 N. Watson Rd., SH 360 |
City |
Arlington |
County |
Tarrant |
UTM Zone |
14 |
UTM Easting |
681509 |
UTM Northing |
3626459 |
Subject Codes |
cemetery |
Marker Year |
1979 |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
Marker Location |
1024 N. Watson Rd. (SH 360), Arlington |
Private Property |
No |
Marker Condition |
In Situ |
Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
Marker Text |
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. |