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And according to a 1949 Star-Telegram article, a Native American burial ground was found in 1901 at the corner of Lexington and West Bluff streets, two blocks north of where Trinity’s remains were discovered.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
According to tour operator Nā Pali Riders, it was once used as a burial ground for chiefs.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
There are a lot of guys who have left a big, immense elephants’ burial ground.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2026
How history came to be The earliest history of the Freedman’s Cemetery dates to 1861 as a burial ground for the city’s earliest Black residents.
—Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
According to tour operator Nā Pali Riders, it was once used as a burial ground for chiefs.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
There are a lot of guys who have left a big, immense elephants’ burial ground.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2026
How history came to be The earliest history of the Freedman’s Cemetery dates to 1861 as a burial ground for the city’s earliest Black residents.
—Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Burial ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burial%20ground. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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