| Six Hundred EightyFirst in the Famous People (FP) Series - Captain Alexander W. Webb |
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Part of the
Mesquite Rejuvenation Project |
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Captain Alexander W. and Lucinda Crownover Webb along with their in-laws, Benjamin and Nancy Robins Crownover, were the first to settle in the Long Creek Creek community about 1845 during the Republic of Texas's rule over the area. They were soon joined by the single John Peter Lawrence and James Madison and Mary Mann Bennett family.
In 1953, it merged with the three nearby towns of Hattersville, Tripp and New Hope to form the town of Sunnyvale, Texas.
On July 2, 1879, Captain Alexander W. Webb and William S. Caldwell deeded to the citizens of Long Creek Community a 2-acre parcel from the Webb-Crownover Survey to be used as a public cemetery.
Long Creek Cemetery was certified by the Texas Historical Commission as a Historic Texas Cemetery in 2005. On October 2, 1855, Leona Crownover Caldwell, wife of Solomon W. Caldwell, was laid to rest under a pecan tree in a field owned by her father, Benjamin Crownover. For 149 years, her grave was marked only by bois d'arc stumps, on October 2, 2004 the Long Creek Cemetery Association dedicated and added a stone marker in her memory.
You're about to take a tour.
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| Stage I - Step I |
| N32 46.836 W096 33.000 |
| You are here with Buffalo Subee. Which of the following is not pictured here? |
| Diver Flag |
N32 46.831 |
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| Sail Boat |
N32 46.832 |
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| Guitar |
N32 46.833 |
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| Cow Skull |
N32 46.835 |
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| Music Clef |
N32 46.836 |
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| Anchor |
N32 46.847 |
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| Peace Sign |
N32 46.838 |
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| Ship's Wheel |
N32 46.839 |
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| D Ring |
N32 46.840 |
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| Stage I - Step II |
| N32 46.830 W096 32.998 |
| What did the Sigler's do on Valentine's Day in 1985? |
| Got Married |
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W096 33.035 |
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| Danced |
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W096 33.068 |
| Died |
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W096 33.052 |
| Cried |
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W096 33.086 |
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| Stage II - Step I |
| Look around until you find a wimpy bench. Sit down, and look about 50' to the East and find Bud 5 rows away. What honors were given to Melvin during WWII? |
| Distinguished Service & Purple Heart |
N32 46.818 |
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| Silver Star & Purple Heart |
N32 46.795 |
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| Medal of Honor & Purple Heart |
N32 46.815 |
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| Bronze Star & Purple Heart |
N32 46.811 |
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| Stage II - Step II |
| Now go back to the wimpy bench and continue on about the same distance in the other direction (that would be westerly) only about 3 rows. What tragedy came down on John F. and his family in August of 1929? |
| Lost twin children to influenza |
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W096 33.085 |
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| Killed at a railroad crossing |
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W096 33.064 |
| Wife and daughter died during childbirth |
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W096 33.039 |
| John and son were killed in a tornado |
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W096 33.096 |
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| Stage III |
| Where did W.E. and E. P. live? |
| Sunnyvale |
N32 46.796 |
W096 33.126 |
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| Forney |
N32 46.773 |
W096 33.040 |
| Mesquite |
N32 46.782 |
W096 33.130 |
| Long Creek |
N32 46.775 |
W096 33.074 |
| Tripp |
N32 46.771 |
W096 33.053 |
| Alabama |
N32 46.783 |
W096 33.139 |
| In a house by the side of the road |
N32 46.780 |
W096 33.110 |
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| Stage IV - Final |
| Which community did you finish in? |
| New Hope Smilie |
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 Black Tube |
| Tripp Frownie |
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FP cemetery caches are always placed with regards to the location, so please be mindful of your presence here, watch where you step and be respectful of the residents interred here. Please carefully re-hide the container better to maintain the integrity of the cache.
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GPSr Accuracy 6.0' @ Final |
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Avoid the use of acronym only logs and cut 'n paste logs. You must sign the log to claim the find. No exceptions, no excuses. Blank logs may be deleted without notice.