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Founders Memorial Cemetery, also known as Founders Memorial Park, is the oldest cemetery in Houston, Texas, United States. Founded in 1836, it was originally known as "City Cemetery", and opened in conjunction with the founding of the City of Houston in what is now Fourth Ward. The cemetery is owned and operated by the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, and is also a public park. The two acre site is a designated "Texas Historic Cemetery" by the Texas Historical Commission, and features many graves from citizens of the Republic of Texas including co-founder of Houston John Kirby Allen and veterans of the Texas Revolution. Consequently the cemetery contains the second-most Texas Centennial Monuments, behind only the Texas State Cemetery.[1] It lies adjacent to Beth Israel Cemetery, which is the oldest Jewish cemetery in Houston.

Notable interments

One of the most notable interments of the cemetery is co-founder of Houston, John Kirby Allen. In addition many veterans of the Texas Revolution are interred here. Also interred here is Rebecca Lamar, who was the mother of the second President of the Republic of Texas, Mirabeau Lamar.

See also

References

  1. ^ Jordan, Hallie (2011-10-30). "Cemeteries open gates to Houston's past". Retrieved 2013-01-06.
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