| 1861 | Pioneer and one of the founders of the El Paso Times, Simeon Hart, donated land for burial of Confederates who "died in battle".
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| | Located 100 N. Franklin, bordered by Missouri, Oregon, Franklin, El Paso. Identified on |
| | 1902 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of El Paso as Lot A, Buckler Square, later as |
| | Carnegie Square. Known as a Civil War era military cemetery, United States Cemetery |
| | Reserve. |
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| | Cleveland Square, located 200 N. Franklin, bordered by Missouri, El Paso, Santa Fe |
| | and Franklin. Identified on 1902 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of El Paso as Lot B. |
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| 1883 | City of El Paso declares cemetery closed due to "unsanitary reasons" and all identifiable |
| | remains are moved in August. Union remains are re-interred in Fort Snelling, Minnesota; |
| | Confederate remains are re-interred at Concordia Cemetery, El Paso, TX. |
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| 1894 | President Grover Cleveland granted Lots A & B via proclamation to City of El Paso |
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| 2004-06 | Renovations at Cleveland Square discover eight sets of human skeletal remains, deemed |
| | to be historic in nature. (7) sets are adult males and thought to have been buried |
| | 1861-1883, perhaps fragments of remains re-interred in 1883. One set is a young child |
| | who was either a military family member buried in Buckler, or in the old civilian cemetery |
| | East of Buckler on Oregon street. |
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| | Artifacts discovered with remains include several metal buttons, a fabric covered button, |
| | suspenders wire buckle, coffin nails and wood. |
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2/13/2008
| Re-interrment at Concordia Cemetery. |
| | Directed by Texas Historic Commission's Cemetery Preservation Coordinator, based on |
| | Historical Human Skeletal Remains from Cleveland Square El Paso, Texas report by |
| | Stephen K. Mbutu, Ph.D., Oriana Perez and Veronica Alvarez submitted to: |
| | ECON International and the City of El Paso, March 19, 2007. |
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| | Acknowledgements: |
| | Jaime Enriquez, Martin Funeral Home - Funeral services, casket and boxes |
| | Dr. Troy Ainsworth, Historic Preservation Officer |
| | John Garza and Christian Benetiz, City of El Paso Environmental Services- Backhoe |
| | Valerie Provencio, El Paso Water Utilities Environmental Planner |
| | Dr. Marc Thompson, Museum of Archeology- Storage of remains |
| | Bernie Sargent, El Paso County Historical Commission |
| | Patricia Kiddney, Concordia Heritage Association - GPR funding and burial site |
| | Jackson Polk and Bob Lambeth - El Paso Ground Radar and video documentation |
| | Skip Clark, Texas Historical Commission Volunteer Archeological Steward |
| | Leon Metz , El Paso Chronicles (p. 87) |
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| | Proposed headstone inscription: Historic Remains from Cleveland Square, 1861-1883 |
| | Re-interred February 13, 2008. |
