Texas State Cemetery

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Texas State Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Austin, Texas, reserved for prominent Texans including political leaders, cultural figures, and other notable state citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cemetery
historic site
state cemetery
burialCriteria Texas Congress members
Texas Medal of Honor recipients
governors of Texas
members of the Texas Legislature
other individuals designated by the Texas Legislature or governor
coordinateLocation 30.267°N 97.727°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasBurial Albert Sidney Johnston cenotaph
Allan Shivers
Ann Richards
Audie Murphy cenotaph
Barbara Jordan
Ben McCulloch cenotaph
Bob Armstrong
Bob Bullock
Chris Kyle
Darrell K Royal
surface form: Darrell K. Royal

Edmund J. Davis
Elizabet Ney cenotaph
J. Frank Dobie cenotaph
Jake Pickle
James E. Ferguson cenotaph
James Michener cenotaph
John Connally
surface form: John B. Connally

John Bell Hood cenotaph
Maud Sampson
Miriam A. Ferguson cenotaph
O. Henry cenotaph
Price Daniel
Ralph Yarborough
Stephen F. Austin
Texas Rangers Monument
surface form: Texas Rangers memorial

Tom Landry cenotaph
Tommy Franks cenotaph
Walter Prescott Webb cenotaph
hasPart 9/11 memorial for Texans killed in the September 11 attacks
Confederate Field section
Texas Medal of Honor memorial
Texas Peace Officers Memorial
Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial
interpretive exhibits
monument-lined avenues
reflecting pond
visitor center
walking trails
hasUse burial ground for prominent Texans
hasWebsite https://www.cemetery.texas.gov/
heritageDesignation Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
surface form: Texas Historic Landmark
inception 1851
locatedIn Austin
surface form: Austin, Texas
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Texas
Travis County, Texas
maintainedBy Texas State Cemetery Committee
ownedBy Texas
surface form: State of Texas
primaryLanguage English
publicAccess yes
significance official state burial ground for Texas leaders and notable citizens
symbolic site of Texas state history and identity
significantEvent first state burial of Edward Burleson in 1851

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Nellie Connally burialPlace Texas State Cemetery
Leon Jaworski burialPlace Texas State Cemetery
Albert Sidney Johnston burialPlace Texas State Cemetery
this entity surface form: Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas, United States
Barbara Jordan burialPlace Texas State Cemetery
Edward Burleson burialPlace Texas State Cemetery