This burial ground has served the Jewish residents of Corsicana since the late 1800s. The first Jewish settlers in the community came in 1871 when the Houston and Texas Central Railroad extended its line from Houston to Corsicana en route to Dallas. The first Jewish settlers, many of whom traced their origins to Eastern Europe or to Alsace Lorraine, were merchants who made use of the railroads. Soon, the Jewish population was well established in Corsicana and needed a cemetery. In 1881, the Hebrew Cemetery Association purchased this property, for use as a burial ground. However, the land had been used for internments prior to this time. The earliest known burial dates to 1877. In 1887, the Ladies Hebrew Cemetery association formed to raise funds for cemetery upkeep. In 1951, additional property was purchased. Cemetery features include obelisks, statuary, and curbing. Noted individuals interred here include civic leader, businessman, and 14-term president of Temple Beth El, Sidney Marks; entrepreneur and philanthropist Kalman Wolens; Civil War veteran Max London; an anonymous rope walker whose fatal fall from a tightrope and the subsequent search for his identity gripped the community; and Ernest Joseph, who served as rabbi for both the Reform and Orthodox congregations in Corsicana. Today, there are more than 400 individuals buried here. Corsicana Hebrew Cemetery remains a hallowed ground which chronicles the history of Corsicana’s Jewish residents who for more than a century have played a vital role in the community’s civic, cultural, and economic development.