Concordia Cemetary in El Paso, Texas 2010

Photo taken by Terri Grant, April 25, 2008 at Concordia Cemetery in El Paso, Texas. This Texas Historical Commission plaque reads: "Concordia Cemetery -- Known as Concordia during the 1840's, this area was the home of Chihuahua trader Hugh Stephenson. In 1856 his wife, Juan (Ascarate), was buried in what is now part of Concordia Cemetery. The Graveyard gained widespread use in the 1880s when El Pasoans drove three miles to Concordia to bury their dead. My 1890 various sections had been purchased by different groups and were designated Catholic, Masonic, Jewish, Black, Chinese, Military, Jesuit, City, and County. Buried here are gunfighter John Wesley Hardin, and numerous civic leaders, pioneer, and war veterans. --(1984)"

Concordia Cemetery

Concordia Cemetery

Concordia Cemetery

Concordia Cemetery

Concordia Cemetery 14 Apr 2004