Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery, Huntsville

Name: Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery
Address: Huntsville, United States

#3 among attractions in Huntsville

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The Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery is the main prison cemetery of the U.S. state of Texas, located in Huntsville and operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The colloquial name for the cemetery is Peckerwood Hill. The name originates from "Peckerwood", an African-American insult towards poor white people, because many of those buried at the cemetery were poor. ()

Coordinates: 30°42'42"N, 95°32'21"W

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Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Steamboat House, Woodland, Sam Houston Memorial Museum, Gibbs-Powell House Museum.

0.9 miW
Museum, History museum
Steamboat House, Huntsville
23 min walk • Steamboat House is located at Sam Houston State University, in the city of Huntsville, county of Walker, in the U.S. state of Texas. Dr. Rufus W.
0.8 miW
Museum, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Woodland, Huntsville
22 min walk • Woodland is a historic house on the grounds of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Built in stages beginning about 1847, it was the residence of Sam Houston from 1847 to 1859.
0.8 miW
30°42'56"N • 95°33'7"W
Sam Houston Memorial Museum, Huntsville
21 min walk • Museum, History museum
1.2 miNW
30°43'26"N • 95°33'10"W
Gibbs-Powell House Museum, Huntsville
30 min walk • Museum
1 miNW
30°43'21"N • 95°32'59"W
Old Town Theatre, Huntsville
26 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
1.5 miNW
Monuments and statues
The Dreamers Sculpture, Huntsville
38 min walk • The Dreamers is a culturally inspired sculpture crafted by artists Larry Zink and Monica Taylor, designed to highlight and exalt contributions made by the black community. Completed in 1995, the sculpture stands on the grounds of the Samuel W.
0.5 miW
Universities and schools
Sam Houston State University, Huntsville
13 min walk • Sam Houston State University is a public university in Huntsville, Texas. It was founded in 1879 and is the third-oldest public college or university in Texas. It is one of the first normal schools west of the Mississippi River and the first in Texas. It is named for Sam Houston, who made his home in the city and is buried there.
0.4 miW
Sport venue, Sport
Bernard Johnson Coliseum, Huntsville
12 min walk • Bernard Johnson Coliseum is a 6,110-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. It was built in 1976 and is home to the Sam Houston Bearkats men's and women's basketball teams, as well as the Bearkats women's volleyball team.
~1240 ftNW
Football, Sport venue, Sport
Bowers Stadium, Huntsville
6 min walk • Elliott T. Bowers Stadium is a 12,593-seat multi-purpose stadium in Huntsville, Texas, in the United States.
0.5 miNW
30°42'53"N • 95°32'47"W
Sam Houston State University's Newton Gresham Library, Huntsville
13 min walk • Library
~1070 ftNW
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Bearkat Softball Complex, Huntsville
6 min walk • The Bearkat Softball Complex is the home stadium for the Division I Sam Houston State Bearkats softball team. Located next to the Bowers Stadium on the campus of Sam Houston State University, the stadium features seating for 400 fans.

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Which popular attractions are close to Captain Joe Byrd Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Sam Houston State University's Newton Gresham Library, Huntsville (13 min walk), Sam Houston State University, Huntsville (13 min walk), Sam Houston Memorial Museum, Huntsville (21 min walk), Woodland, Huntsville (22 min walk).