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Event Series Event Series: Fairview Cemetery Tours 2023

Fairview Cemetery Tours 2023

October 21

October 21, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

3:00pm - 4:00pm

Tour historic Fairview Cemetery in Bastrop, Texas with Bastrop County Historical Society guides revealing the cemetery’s rich history, historic figures, war veterans, and the World War II “War Babies” who reside here. Local lore says the first burial on the hill took place when a young girl named Sarah Wells was laid to rest there in 1831 in an unmarked grave, according to Historic Houston 1836. The grave markers are a history of Texas burial architecture of the last 180 years.  There are a wide variety of them including simple stone, iron crosses, ornate Victorian, Art Deco and modern.

Limited spots. Rain date on Sunday, Oct. 22 at the same times.

Tour historic Fairview Cemetery in Bastrop, Texas with Bastrop County Historical Society guides revealing the cemetery’s rich history, historic figures, war veterans, and the World War II “War Babies” who reside here. Local lore says the first burial on the hill took place when a young girl named Sarah Wells was laid to rest there in 1831 in an unmarked grave, according to Historic Houston 1836. The grave markers are a history of Texas burial architecture of the last 180 years.  There are a wide variety of them including simple stone, iron crosses, ornate Victorian, Art Deco and modern.

Limited spots. Rain date on Sunday, Oct. 22 at the same times.

Details

Date:
October 21, 2023
Time:
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Website:
https://www.bastropcountyhistoricalsociety.com/fairview-cemetery-tours

Organizer

Museum & Visitor Center of Bastrop County Historical Society
Phone
512-303-0057
Email
kaye@bchs1832.org
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Venue

Fairview Cemetery
1409 Hwy 95 N
Bastrop, TX 78602 United States
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