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Hill Crest Cemetery

Fredericksburg, Gillespie County

Marker Text

This graveyard is closely associated with the Morris Ranch, an early international race horse breeding and training facility in Gillespie county. Charles Morris, whose Uncle Francis owned the ranch, served as its first general manager and was assisted by his brothers and sisters. Their father, william, died in 1894, and his grave bears the earliest legible tombstone here, although there may be earlier unmarked burial sites. The cemetery contains the graves of many Morris family descendants and other settlers of the Morris Ranch community.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description take SH 156 SW approx. 8.8 miles to Morris Ranch Rd.; then west on Morris Ranch Rd. 2.5 miles to Old Morris Ranch Schoolhouse building (cemetery located up the hill behind the school building)
Marker # 10054
Dedicated 1985
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; ranches/ranching
Latitude, Longitude 30.219786, -99.016668

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