Rose Hill Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Texarkana. Founded as City Cemetery in 1874, shortly after the town was established in December 1873, it contains the remains of some of the city's first citizens, including plantation owners, the livery stable owner, country doctors, lawyers, the cabinet maker, and two known members of the Texas Legislature. About 70 Confederate soldiers and 3 known Union soldiers are also interred here. Other burials include victims of the 1882 Paragon Saloon disaster, which occurred when a storm caused a nearby building to collapse and start a fire. In 1889 the Rose Hill Cemetery Association was formed to beautify and maintain the tract. A monument marks the grave of Otis Henry, a young World War I soldier. Captain Francis Marion Henry, one of the city fathers and a great-great-grandson of American Patriot Patrick Henry, is buried here. The center-drive lots are reserved for designated soldiers and veterans of World Wars I and II from Bowie County, Texas, and Miller County, Arkansas. Many of the older graves are placed in cement cradles, preserving a custom of earlier times along with the secluded atmosphere of this heart-of-town burial ground.