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Robert Lee Cemetery

Robert Lee, Coke County

Marker Text

Established in 1891, two years after the founding of the city of Robert Lee. Developers L.B. Harris and Eugene Cartledge, as president and secretary of the Austin and Northern Land and Cattle Company, on Sept. 29, 1891, sold for $1.00 this 11.7 - acre burial ground. Already site of several graves, it was deeded to Hayrick Lodge No. 696, A.F. & A.M., for "sole use as cemetery grounds for the members, relatives, and friends". Later it was named by the lodge. Buried here are 34 Civil War veterans, as well as soldiers of later wars and members of many of the families in Robert Lee. (1973)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description on SH158 at east city limit, Robert Lee
Marker # 4300
Dedicated 1973
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 31.89781, -100.475256

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