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Shiloh Cemetery dates from the 1853 burial of Maranda Gilbreath. Four years later, early settler Josiah Johnson officially set aside the land for use as a public burial ground. Many of the unidentified graves are thought to be those of slaves. The cemetery contains the burial sites of pioneers, community leaders, and war veterans. A traditional Fourth of July cemetery cleaning began in 1876. One of the older burial grounds in Rusk County, Shiloh Cemetery is located beside Trammel's Trace, an early east Texas roadway.
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