Historic North Dallas Cemetery could soon get more protections
Dallas' Landmark Commission unanimously voted to recognize White Rock Cemetery Garden of Memories as a historic site.
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Dallas' Landmark Commission unanimously voted to recognize White Rock Cemetery Garden of Memories as a historic site.
The vandalism happened in an apparent theft attempt at Anderson Bonner Park, located off Park Central Drive near LBJ Freeway in North Dallas.
White Rock Cemetery Garden of Memories is thought to be one of the oldest integrated cemeteries in the state.
When officers arrived to the scene, they found a 25-year-old Black man had been shot by unknown suspects, according to Dallas Police.
He was born on a plantation in Alabama in the 1830s. He later became one of the largest landowners in North Dallas.