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From: "Sharon Gore Wood" <>
Subject: Re: [TX-Cem] Re: TX-CEMETERIES-D Digest V01 #156
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 11:46:53 -0500
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Jeanie,

I'm ready to go too. Would love to set up the old stones and take pics of
them. When they found them, did anyone go take pics?

Sharon

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeanie" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 11:29
Subject: Re: [TX-Cem] Re: TX-CEMETERIES-D Digest V01 #156


> Sharon,
>
> I can show you all where this cemetery is. In Dr. Hooks' book he says
that Old
> Hardin was for the whites and "Hanging Tree" was for the blacks and they
were
> dedicated around the same time. There are only two readable stones left
and one
> appears to be a veteran of WWI. I go out occasionally and put a new flag
on
> that grave and flowers on the other graves I can find. Mr. Wright has
been ill
> but he has promised us that he will go out and show us what he found when
he is
> feeling better. He "found" this cemetery before they started bulldozing
for the
> baseball fields. I believe that they have bulldozed three fourths of this
> cemetery and put sand on top of it which makes it almost impossable to see
where
> the graves were. Connie, I would love to go out with you one day and
"poke
> around" in this cemetery. A friend of mine, who wishes to remain nameless
went
> out and nailed signs to the trees that say "CEMETERY" in foot high letters
so no
> one can say that they didn't know it was there.. --JLR
>
> Sharon Gore Wood wrote:
>
> > Gay,
> >
> > The Old Hardin Cemetery is fine for searching. It is clean and kept up.
> > However, I read last night that there is an Older Hardin Cemetery. I'll
let
> > you read about it.
> > http://www.geocities.com/hardincounty/hangingcemetery.htm
> >
> > A few years back, I can't remember now what they where going to build.
When
> > they where bulldozing, they came across an cemetery, located somewhere
right
> > new the Old Hardin Cemetery. This might be the same thing that this
article
> > was writing about. They did stop any more progress in the area. Have
no
> > idea what they decided to do with the gravestones or cemetery. Most
likely
> > they are going to let it grow up again, hoping everyone will forget
about
> > it. I went to the area, but never seen anything, but a parked
bulldozer. I
> > am only in the area on weekends sometimes. Hard to ask anyone with
> > authority what is going on.
> >
> > Sharon
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 10:21
> > Subject: [TX-Cem] Re: TX-CEMETERIES-D Digest V01 #156
> >
> > > Sharon......
> > > Would you get any info if you contacted the county/State Hwy Dept to
see
> > what
> > > they are planning as to the road? The Old Hardin Ceme. is where my
> > > ggrandparents along w/ other relataives are buried. Will I have any
> > problems
> > > if I try to search the cemetary??
> > > Gay
> > > >>>>>>>>>>>
> > > In a message dated 5/10/01 10:02:59 AM Central Daylight Time,
> > > writes:
> > > > My original question was: Does anyone know what the county state
highway
> > > dept.
> > > > or whoever is going to do about the cemetery that they are talking
> > about
> > > > running along side the Old Hardin Cemetery. That was my
understanding
> > > about
> > > > what they where talking about doing where it is located.
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> >
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> > Contact "Save Texas Cemeteries"
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>
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