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Tuggle Springs Cemetery

Clarksville, Red River County

Marker Text

This burial ground was established by Andrew Jackson Tuggle (1815-1877) a farmer who moved here from Tennessee c. 1850 with his wife Elizabeth (1819-1895). When a mother and infant died in 1864, Tuggle set aside property for use as a cemetery and for a church and school. As settlers came to the area, they began to use the burial ground, which is named for Tuggle and for nearby natural springs. Besides early settlers, others buried here include veterans of conflicts dating to the Civil War. Today, the Tuggle Springs Cemetery Association, organized in 1960, continues to care for the burial ground, which features Woodmen of the World markers, grave slabs and vertical stones. Historic Texas Cemetery-2007

Marker Details

Address
Location Description from Clarksville, Hwy 37, FM 2118, 4 mi. W on FM 2118
Marker # 14230
Dedicated 2008
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 33.797302, -95.100598

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