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Located on land granted to Josiah Lester by the Mexican government before Texas independence, Bethlehem Cemetery began in the 1850s after later landowner Erwin Brown set aside land for a school and church. The site also served as a community burial ground, and the earliest documented grave is that of Susan J. Burdett, who died in 1854 at age 39. A number of children's graves are also here, attesting to the often harsh conditions of frontier life. The cemetery remains a visible reminder of Washington County's pioneer heritage.
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