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Plano Cemetery

Plano, Collin County

Marker Text

This graveyard was part of the Peters Colony land grant of Joseph Klepper (d. 1884). He immigrated to Collin county from Illinois about 1845. The burial site contains graves of five Peters colonists, their families, and other early settlers. Through the years many prominent Plano citizens both white and black were interred here. Later it served as the only black burial ground for the community. The cemetery has a strong association with the First Methodist Church. It was adjacent to the graveyard for several years on property deeded by Klepper. (1980)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description H Place and 12th Street, Plano
Marker # 6192
Dedicated 1980
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; African American topics
Latitude, Longitude 33.015479, -96.703045

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