Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery

Slave Burial Ground in Old Round Rock Cemetery (HMGPX)

Location: Round Rock, TX 78681 Williamson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 31.012', W 97° 41.797'

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Near the gravesite of outlaw Sam Bass, one-half acre of Old Round Rock Cemetery was set aside for slave burials. Enclosed by cedar posts and barbed wire, sites are marked head and foot with large limestone rocks. Some rocks are hand-grooved with names and dates. White graves here are dated as early as 1851. The first marked grave of a freed slave is dated 1880. Although there are 40 to 50 known burial sites of freedmen and the burial ground is still in use, no interments of former slaves occurred after the turn of the century.
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Marker Number9339
Year Placed1979
Placed ByThe Texas Historical Commission
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 6:53am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 625057 N 3376782
Decimal Degrees30.51686667, -97.69661667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 31.012', W 97° 41.797'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 31' 0.72" N, 97° 41' 47.82" W
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Area Code(s)512
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1400-1408 Co Rd 175, Round Rock TX 78681, US
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