San Leon in Galveston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

San Leon Cemetery

Photographed By James Hulse, August 14, 2021

1. San Leon Cemetery Marker

Inscription. The old section of this cemetery was in use at least as early as the 1890s as part of the town of North Galveston that was created in 1891 from the original 1837 Republic of Texas townsite of San Leon. Destroyed in the 1900 Storm, the town was sold in 1910 to Congressman Joe Eagle, who restored the San Leon name. In 1920, Eagle deeded the old burial ground, as well as the entire block one, to San Leon for a community cemetery. Many graves and markers have been lost to early storms and erosion. Overseen by the San Leon Cemetery Committee since 1958, this site records the heritage of this area of Galveston County.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2001

Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 15200.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.

Location. 29° 29.92′ N, 94° 55.897′ W. Marker is in San Leon, Texas, in Galveston County. Marker is at the intersection of East Bay Shore Drive and 22nd Street, on the left when traveling east on East Bay Shore Drive. The marker is located at the entrance to the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 122 22nd Street, Dickinson TX 77539, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. San Leon Veterans Memorial (here, next to this marker); San Leon (approx. 1.7 miles away); Site of Clifton-By-The-Sea (approx. 2.9 miles away); Kemah (approx. 5.6 miles away); Texas City Memorial Cemetery (approx. 6.2 miles away); Memorial Park (approx. 6.3 miles away); S.S. Grandcamp Anchor (approx. 6.3 miles away); Servicemen From Texas City (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Leon.

Also see . . . Galveston Hurricane of 1900.

In Galveston on the rain-darkened and gusty morning of Saturday, September 8, 1900, newspaper readers saw, on page three of the local Daily News (see GALVESTON NEWS), an early-morning account of a tropical hurricane prowling the Gulf of Mexico. On the previous day Galveston had been placed under a storm warning by the central office of the Weather Bureau (now the National Weather Service) in Washington, D.C. A one-column headline announced, "Storm in the Gulf." Under that, a small subhead proclaimed, "Great Damage Reported on Mississippi and Louisiana Coasts-Wires Down-Details Meagre." The story, only one paragraph long, had been sent out of New Orleans at 12:45 A.M. that same day, but it added nothing to the information presented in the headlines. Additional details were
Photographed By James Hulse, August 14, 2021

2. The San Leon Cemetery and Marker
unavailable "owing to the prostration of the wires." Beneath the New Orleans report appeared a brief local story: "At midnight the moon was shining brightly and the sky was not as threatening as earlier in the night. The weather bureau had no late advice as to the storm's movements and it may be that the tropical disturbance has changed its course or spent its force before reaching Texas." Source: The Handbook of Texas

(Submitted on November 30, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The entrance to the San Leon Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, August 14, 2021

3. The entrance to the San Leon Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on November 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 344 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.