Rose Hill Cemetery

One of the oldest cemeteries in Texarkana. Founded as City Cemetery in 1874, shortly after the town was established. Here lie the remains of some of the cities finest citizens, plantation owners, the livery stable owner, county doctors, lawyers, the cabinet maker, and 2 unknown members of the Texas Legislature. About 70 Confederate soldiers and 3 known Union Soldiers are also interred here. Other burials include victims of the 1882 Paragon Saloon disaster, which occurred when a storm caused a nearby building to collapse, thus starting a fire. In 1889 the Rose Hill Cemetery Association was formed to beautify and maintain the tract, a very impressive monument marks the grave of Otis Henry, a young World War I soldier. The grave of Captain Frances Marion Henry, one of the city fathers and a great-great grandson of American Patriot Patrick Henry, is marked by a Texas Historical Marker. The center section is reserved for designated soldiers and veterans of World War I & LL from Bowie County, Texas and Miller County, Arkansas. Many of the older graves are placed in Cement cradles, a surviving custom of earlier times, as is the secluded atmosphere of the heart-of-town plot.