The Guardian

by Robert ONeil

Title

The Guardian

Artist

Robert ONeil

Medium

Photograph - Photography

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Guardian statuary captured in the historic Pioneer Park Cemetery in Downtown Dallas, Texas.

"Here Lies Dallas History"
Set on a grassy hill in the shadow of Dallas' tallest skyscrapers lies an often overlooked piece of the city's history. Dating back 154 years to a time when Dallas was a tiny North Central Texas town, those buried here have paved the way for the city's future. Names carved in weathered stone leap out, begging for attention, a silent roll call of the city's early movers and shakers. Each played a part in shaping Dallas into the cosmopolitan city it is today. They came here in horse drawn wagons and on foot, from different states and all walks of life.

Dallas Pioneer Park Cemetery is the final resting place of six Dallas Mayors, three War of 1812 Veterans, nine heroes of the Teexas Revolution, twenty-nine (one Union & twenty-eight Confederate) Civil War Veterans, fourteen Peters Colonists, five members of the La Reunion French Colony, four colonels of the Confederacy, two County judges, two district judges, two notable historical women, one State Senator, one Lieutenant Governor, & numerous other city & county officials of the earliest governments of Dallas County, including early doctors, lawyers, clergymen, merchants, fallen law enforcement officers & firemen, engineers, business leaders, mothers & children. The epitaphs & artwork of the monuments honoring loved ones long gone meant something to those left behind. The markers that have withstood the years, elements & vandals remain as a tangible link to Dallas' past.

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May 18th, 2015

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