Virtual Bell County R.I.P. Virtual Cache
Virtual Bell County R.I.P.
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This Virtual Cache is fun for a little history expedition.
Established in the 1860s to serve the rural community of Pleasant
Grove, this cemetery is one of the oldest in Bell County. Land for
the graveyard was given by Frank N. McBryde, Sr., whose 1883
application for a post office for the community resulted in the
name change to Maxdale. The earliest documented grave is that of
Louisa Marlar (1849-1867), although an 1863 tombstone marks the
site of a grave reinterred here from another location. Others
interred here include pioneer settlers and veterans of the Civil
War, World War I, World War II, and Korea. (1989)
Once you have located the cemetery, e-mail me (click on my profile)
the answer to the following 2 questions to claim this cache:
1)Within the cemetery there are several graves in small iron
fenced in areas. How many of these fenced in areas are there?
2)One of the fenced in graves belongs to a Captain. What is the
last name of this Cap.?
If you do not e-mail me the answers I will delete your log!
While visiting this cemetery, don't forget to cross the road and
visit the now-closed bridge. In July 1913, the Bell County
Commissioners Court, in response to repeated flooding in this area,
approved construction of a bridge at this site to provide access to
Killeen for residents of the Maxdale Community. Before it was
completed, however, the bridge was destroyed in a flood. The Bell
County Commissioners Court contracted again with Hess & Skinner
Engineers, agents for the Missouri Valley Bridge Company, to build
this bridge. Completed in 1914, the Maxdale Bridge employs a Parker
truss design, which allows for maximum strength at mid-span.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990.
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