Evergreen Cemetery (Paris, Texas)

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Statue of Jesus wearing Cowboy Boots

Dating to 1866, this is the final resting place for approximately 40,000 souls, including Willet Babcock, a prominent local businessman whose towering headstone—featuring what looks to be Jesus wearing cowboy boots—has been the most searched-for marker since it went up in 1882, a year after his death. Other notable graves to add to your cemetery scavenger hunt: cotton magnate John J. Culbertson’s mausoleum and 27-year-old saloon owner (and gunfight victim) D. H. Moore’s cross, inscribed with “From Your Loving Wife, Marvin”.
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Coordinates:   33°38'28"N   95°33'9"W
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