🍌 Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery

United States · Americas · 30.71°N, 95.54°W

The Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is the main prison cemetery in Texas, United States, located in Huntsville and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). The cemetery is colloquially known as Peckerwood Hill. The name originates from "Peckerwood", a racial slur towards poor white people, because many of those buried at the cemetery were poor.

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Country	United States
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	30.71°N, 95.54°W · view on map

Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is located in United States, in Americas.

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