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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)
Sandy Point Cemetery is a historical marker in Rosharon, Brazoria County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.3765, -95.4850 near Rosharon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sandy Point Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Woods Cemetery, Darrington Prison, and Johnston, Albert Sidney.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009592. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
“Sandy Point Cemetery” names 2 distinct records in Brazoria County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 2003 in Rosharon. The others:
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