McAlpine Cemetery
from the intersection of FM 362 and CR 305 in White Hall, take CR 305 E approx. .4 miles to White Hall-Fairview Cemetery Rd., then S on cemetery road approx. .2 miles to cemetery., White Hall, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at McAlpine Cemetery.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About McAlpine Cemetery
Dugald McAlpine settled in the Wallace's Prairie community, later renamed Whitehall, around 1851 and acquired land containing four burial sites. His relative Malcomb McAlpine was buried there in 1866, and descendants deeded three acres containing the graveyard for cemetery use in 1886. Burials came to include former slaves, civic leaders, and veterans of wars from the Civil War to Vietnam.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at McAlpine Cemetery
About 1851 North Carolina native Dugald McAlpine (1795-1876) moved here to the pioneer community of Wallace's Prairie and purchased a large tract of land. Adjacent to his property and at this location were four burial sites associated with his neighbor's nearby "Alta Vista" (Spanish for Fair View) farm and farmhouse. McAlpine eventually bought Alta Vista and in 1866 his relative, Malcomb McAlpine, was the first of many McAlpines to be buried here. In 1873 the community's name was changed to Whitehall for George White, the postmaster at that time. Before his burial here in 1876, McAlpine fenced an area around the grave sites for use as a family graveyard. In 1886 descendants of McAlpine deeded three acres containing the graveyard for cemetery purposes. Eventually community burials began outside of the fenced McAlpine section on land donated by a Mr. Johnson. Descendants of people buried here organized and formed the Fairview Cemetery Association in 1949; the name of the association was later changed to the Whitehall-Fairview Cemetery Association. Burials here include former slaves, McAlpine family members, area civic leaders, and veterans of wars ranging from the Civil War to the Vietnam Conflict. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5185008600
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