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Sandy Point Cemetery

Rosharon, Brazoria County

Marker Text

Early county cemetery. Started before 1845. Land once part of great sugar and cotton plantations. Buried in this tract are veterans of 1836 Texas Revolution and Civil War (1861-65); also members of ill-fated Mier Expedition. Col. B. F. Terry, organizer of Terry's Texas Rangers, was formerly buried here. (1970)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description FM 521 about 3 mi. north of Rosharon
Marker # 9592
Dedicated 2003
Size, Type 14" x 24"
Code cemetery
Latitude, Longitude 29.383048, -95.4804

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