Pictorial Index - Textual Index

This one is located in the pioneer park Dallas.

The monument was built by Frank Teich of San Antonio, Texas, and dedicated by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Dallas Chapter. No.6, on June 25, 1896. It was originally located at Old City Park but was relocated to Pioneer Park in 1961 due to construction on R.L. Thornton Freeway.  It is believed to be the city's oldest outdoor sculpture.

Surrounding the monument is the area known as Pioneer Cemetery which is composed of the remnants of four early graveyards. The graves, dating back to the 1850's, include many of Dallas' early settlers and civic leaders. Two of the graveyards that now make up Pioneer Cemetery were associated with early Dallas fraternal organizations. The earliest marked grave in the section once known as the ‘Tannehill Lodge #52 Masonic Cemetery’ is that of Elizabeth McPherson who died in 1853.