Brickyard Community Cemetery
Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas
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It is the final resting place for at least 80
African-American workers at the old Dallas Pressed Brick Co. The
site was abandoned in the 1950s when the company closed.
The cemetery is located approx. 300 ft. NE of Peachtree-Clary
intersection, between RR & concrete drainage channel on the East
(right) side of the road.
Approx. 80 graves found in an archeological dig by the State of
Texas. Also found a broken headstone & pieces of pink granite, wood,
metal & concrete used in the manufacture of headstones.
The area was set aside by Ferris Brick Company for the burial of
African-American laborers & their family members. Ferris Brick
opened in 1904 & closed in the 1950's.
The site has been designated a Historic Texas Cemetery and plans for
a memorial have begun.
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