View Point Cemetery
Booker, Lipscomb County, Texas
Marker Inscription
In the early years of the 20th century, a group of Quakers established the settlement of View Point. Shortly afterwards, in 1910, residents organized the View Point Friends Church and this cemetery to serve residents of the community. C.A. Dickenson donated land for the burial ground. The first marked burial was of Marvel Rutz, who died in 1912. Many of those buried here were church members or relatives of members, though the cemetery also served residents in the surrounding area. Today, the cemetery continues to be a reminder of the early community of View Point. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
In the early 1900s a band of Quakers founded the Panhandle settlement of View Point, and in 1910 they organized both a Friends church and this burial ground on land donated by C.A. Dickenson. The first marked grave, that of Marvel Rutz, dates to 1912. Though most interred here belonged to the Friends congregation, the cemetery also served neighboring families.
Why it matters
The cemetery is a quiet marker of the religious homesteaders who settled the Texas Panhandle, preserving the memory of a community whose church and homes have otherwise vanished.
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Related people
- · C.A. Dickenson
- · Marvel Rutz
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