Historical Marker
Grounds Cemetery
Historical marker location:
Blue Ridge, Texas
( N of Blue Ridge on US 78, left on FM 576 2.4 mi.)
Marker installed: 2005
Grounds Cemetery
Established 1875
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005.
Texas was once an independent country: After winning its independence from Mexico in 1836, Texas became its own country, known as the Republic of Texas. It existed as an independent nation for nine years before being annexed by the United States in 1845.