Inscription.
Opened 1857 with burial of 3-year-old John Babcock, whose father Charles later gave tract to community. Other early burials were Civil War veteran John Haile and Col. C. C. Mason.
Leander, founded 1882 when railroad bypassed Bagdad, shares use of this tract, enlarged in 1959 and 1966.
Erected 1972 by the Texas Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 9030.)
. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.