Sandy Point Cemetery
Sandy Point, Brazoria County, Texas
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Sandy Point Cemetery Established circa 1850 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Sandy Point Cemetery was established around 1850 in Brazoria County, one of the cradles of Anglo colonization in Texas. Its earliest graves date to the years when the coastal prairie was being settled by pioneer families. The site was designated a Historic Texas Cemetery in 2003.
Why it matters
This mid-19th-century burial ground preserves the memory of the pioneer families who settled one of Texas's earliest colonized regions.
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