The history of the Pleasant
Point Cemetery near Lillian (see Looking
around Lillian) seems to be lost or forgotten. What I have found is on a
Facebook page, and there is very little there. In any case, the oldest
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Top L to R: Smyth's headstone, Korean vet
Bottom L to R: Oldest stone, Brady
monument |
stone we
found was for an infant, Alta Erin McP, who was born in 1890 and lived until
1894. There are lots of headstones that have fallen down, weathered away, or
simply missing. Some of those still standing have outstanding art; one of my
favorites is a monument to the Smyths. The two columns are inscribed with the
names of the husband and wife, and topped with a set of double domes. The other
monument that was quite pretty was that of Jackson Brady; it was topped with an
urn and a drape. Not surprising for cemeteries founded in the 1800s, there were
lots of graves memorializing children. Health conditions in the 1800s were such
that 43% of the world's newborns died before their 5th birthday. In
the US, the infant mortality rate fluctuated sharply depending on the weather,
the available food, wars, and epidemic diseases. If times were bad, most infants
would die within one year. When times were good, ‘only’ one infant in five
would die. Current infant mortality is six per 1000. This is an active
cemetery, so many of the graves have contemporary dates. One of the graves
honored a soldier who served in World War II and in Korea. Generally the
military graves we see are World War II and older, or venerate veterans of Viet
Nam.
Burleson (see Bounding
to Burleson) was our destination for lunch. There
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Top L to R: Logo, Pulled pork sliders
Bottom L to R: Tacos, Restaurant exterior |
are two new places in old
town, but we decided to try one of the older, established restaurants. The Hickory Tree Grill (212 W Ellison St,
Burleson, TX 76028, 817-615-9575) is set off the main street near the museum
area. It’s rather smaller inside that in appears from the outside. Our waitress
was fun; she was upbeat, confident, efficient, and really quick. The menu is varied,
but since it was taco Tuesday, I decided to give those a try. Dave got the
pulled pork sliders. They came with beans and potato salad. The beans had bits
of sausage in them; Dave said they were really good. He was less impressed with
the potato salad, which he called ‘tasteless’. I ordered a shrimp taco and a
pulled pork taco. The shrimp was a bit overcooked, but the flavors of the
sauce, the shrimp and the greens melded together well. The pulled pork taco had
a different sauce on it than did the sliders; the sauce on mine was spicy, but
good. Dave and I decided that we’d go back, again. For information
about my rating system, see Reading the
Reviews.
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| One of several wooden crosses |
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