Historical Marker
Pinkston Cemetery
Historical marker location:
21715 Hwy 271, Tyler, Texas
( north side of US 271, between CR 3104 and CR 3107)
Marker installed: 2012
Established c. 1877
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2010.
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.