League City in Galveston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Fairview Cemetery
Photographed by Jim Evans, June 11, 2014
1. Fairview Cemetery Marker
Five-month-old Victor Nordhem was laid to rest in February 1900, on land bought by Alison J. Adams for an individual burial plot. In 1908, Adams deeded additional acreage to the Fairview Cemetery Association. Decoration Day, later Memorial Day, was a day for grave decoration, music, speeches and activities. More than 1200 marked and unmarked burials have been recorded. Features include markers made of concrete, marble, granite and cypress wood. Dozens of military veterans are interred here, as well as settlers and descendants from the Japanese colony begun at Webster in 1903. The cemetery conveys many diverse and interesting stories of the past.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2009
Erected 2014 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 17637.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1900.
Location. 29° 31.091′ N, 95° 5.774′ W. Marker is in League City, Texas, in Galveston County. It is on North Kansas Avenue 0.1 miles north of 7th Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: League City TX 77573, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Japanese Settlers of Webster (within shouting distance of this marker);
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Additional commentary.
1. Fairview Cemetery Interest and Trivia
Fairview Cemetery was featured in the 1997 movie "Hope" starring Goldie Hawn.
"Ghosts of the Past" event takes place here every October where local thespians, dressed in costume, portray well-known settlers and other deceased persons of distinction
— Submitted June 13, 2014, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas.
Photographed by Jim Evans, June 11, 2014
2. Fairview Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2014, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,231 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on July 11, 2022, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2014, by Jim Evans of Houston, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
