Texas State Cemetary
If you'd like to make an excursion to something off the beaten tourist path on your visit to Austin, make a stop by the Texas State Cemetery which is the Lone Star State's version of Arlington National Cemetery.
The Cemetery has numerous historical figures interred. The cemetery has been a historical landmark since the 1800s with the passing of General Edward Burleson who had served with Sam Houston in the Battle of San Jacinto and as Vice President of the Republic of Texas.
The Texas State Cemetery became the place where other important Texans were buried. It's a virtual cornucopia of who's who in the historic building of the State of Texas. They include Stephen F. Austin, General Albert Sidney Johnston, Governor Allan Shivers, and the man who initiated an extensive restoration project himself, Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock.
Other famous permanent residents of the Texas State Cemetery include Governors such as John Connally, who was riding in the car when President John F Kennedy was assassinated. Lieutenant Governors. Speakers of the Texas House of Representatives,
Signers of The Texas Declaration of Independence such as George Washington Smyth and Charles Bellinger Tate Stewart, United States Senators including John Hemphill, Andrew Jackson Houston, and Ralph Webster Yarborough.
There are also members of the United States House of Representatives, a number of First Ladies of Texas such as Adele F. Barron Lubbock, Mildred Paxton Moody, Marialice Shary Shivers, and Ima Mae Smith. Famous authors, Texas Rangers, Republic of Texas Veterans Confederate Generals and American Revolutionary War Veterans are included in the famous facility. Take some time out to walk among the movers and shakers that made this State Great. There is also a small museum dedicated to the various people that were laid to rest here.
An usual stop to be sure, the Texas State Cemetery!
The Cemetery has numerous historical figures interred. The cemetery has been a historical landmark since the 1800s with the passing of General Edward Burleson who had served with Sam Houston in the Battle of San Jacinto and as Vice President of the Republic of Texas.
The Texas State Cemetery became the place where other important Texans were buried. It's a virtual cornucopia of who's who in the historic building of the State of Texas. They include Stephen F. Austin, General Albert Sidney Johnston, Governor Allan Shivers, and the man who initiated an extensive restoration project himself, Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock.
Other famous permanent residents of the Texas State Cemetery include Governors such as John Connally, who was riding in the car when President John F Kennedy was assassinated. Lieutenant Governors. Speakers of the Texas House of Representatives,
Signers of The Texas Declaration of Independence such as George Washington Smyth and Charles Bellinger Tate Stewart, United States Senators including John Hemphill, Andrew Jackson Houston, and Ralph Webster Yarborough.
There are also members of the United States House of Representatives, a number of First Ladies of Texas such as Adele F. Barron Lubbock, Mildred Paxton Moody, Marialice Shary Shivers, and Ima Mae Smith. Famous authors, Texas Rangers, Republic of Texas Veterans Confederate Generals and American Revolutionary War Veterans are included in the famous facility. Take some time out to walk among the movers and shakers that made this State Great. There is also a small museum dedicated to the various people that were laid to rest here.
An usual stop to be sure, the Texas State Cemetery!
