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The
pedestrian entrance to the cemetery
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The Sanderson
Cemetery
The
Sanderson Cemetery contains the headstone erected by the Terrell
County Historical Society to mark the resting-place of Ben Kilpatrick,
AKA the Tall Texan and partner Ole Hobek, who attempted to
rob
the train at Baxter's Curve, just east of Sanderson
in 1912. The actual bodies may have been washed away in a
flash flood, some years ago.
The cemetery also contains a corner for "orphan" tombstones that
were washed from their foundations by the same flood.
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The
tombstone for the two train-robbers
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| Arthur Soule
wrote to us that while doing research for his book The
Tall Texan, he formed life-long friendships among Sandersonians.
Our few phone calls to Sanderson have resulted in information and
invitations along with the good conversation. |
| See
related article
by Brewster Hudspeth
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