Brackenridge Cemetery

Brackenridge Cemetery (HM2C8S)

Location: Edna, TX 77957 Jackson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 58.831', W 96° 38.874'

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(Seven Miles Southeast)

Among family members buried there: John A. Brackenridge (1800-62), a Warrick County, Ind., neighbor from whom young Abraham Lincoln borrowed law brooks, 1855 founder of Texana Presbyterian Church; his son, George W. Brackenridge (1832-1902), emissary to Benito Juarez in Mexico from President Lincoln in 1860s, founder (1866) San Antonio National Bank, donor San Antonio's Brackenridge Park, member first board of regents, the University of Texas, serving 30 years, philanthropist; daughter Mary Eleanor Brackenridge (1837-1924), on first board of regents, CIA (Texas Woman's University).
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HM NumberHM2C8S
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Year Placed1972
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Sunday, October 14th, 2018 at 2:02pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 729171 N 3208106
Decimal Degrees28.98051667, -96.64790000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 58.831', W 96° 38.874'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 58' 49.86" N, 96° 38' 52.44" W
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Area Code(s)361, 512
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 412 N Wells St, Edna TX 77957, US
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