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Old Perry Cemetery

Moody, McLennan County

Marker Text

This cemetery was established to serve the pioneer settlers of the Perry community. The first burial her was that of Jane Leach,a schoolteacher who died in 1854. Perry was the site of several stores, a gin, school, union church, and a post office. Following a destructive 1873 storm, the residents moved to the townsite of New Perry (2 mi E). The settlement was relocated at the present site of Moody (2 mi SW) in 1881 when Santa Fe Rail lines were completed to the area. Only this cemetery remains at the original site of the Perry Community.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description 2 miles N.E. of Moody, off 317 take Joy Lynn Rd to old Perry Rd, follow Rd to Cemetery
Marker # 3778
Dedicated 1981
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 31.647056, -97.279478

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