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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERIES

Saturday, December 19, 2015 Posted in Backroads,Ghost Towns of Texas,Historic Cemetery,Texas Historical Site,Texas TownsNo comments

Throughout the backroads of Texas are scattered one of our most valuable and ignored historic resources: HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERIES.  Some are located in our major cities, some in small towns, some off major highways, and some are at the end of long dirt roads.  Many of these cemeteries are the only thing remaining of once very […]

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FOCUS ON THE BACKROADS: BERACHAH HOME/THE LOST CEMETERY OF INFANTS – Arlington, Texas

Sunday, December 6, 2015 Posted in Backroads,Historic Cemetery1 comment

Sometimes you find amazing things almost in your backyard – this is one of those times. In 1894, Reverend JT Upchurch established the Berachah Rescue Society in Waco, Texas with the purpose of redeeming and aiding prostitutes and other fallen women.  In 1903, after being driven from Waco by angry fellow Methodist church members who opposed his aiding […]

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