Exploring Fanthorp Family Cemetery

Special to The Examiner

ANDERSON - Come learn about the historic Fanthorp Family Cemetery in Anderson as part of Fanthorp Inn’s Focus Weekend. Fanthorp Inn’s Focus Weekend is set for Saturday and Sunday Sept. 10-11 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The focus this month will be on the Fanthorp Family Cemetery. For over 180 years the Fanthorp Family Cemetery has served as the final resting place for Fanthorp family members and some of the most notable figures in Texas History. On this weekend, proper cemetery care will be demonstrated and the lives of those interred there will be explored. The Inn is located at 579 S. Main St. in Anderson. For more information, contact Chandler Wahrmund, chandler.wahrmund@ thc.texas.gov or call 936-873-2633.

Fanthorp Inn State Historic Site, a Texas Historical Commission site, is a stagecoach stop and inn located on Main Street in Anderson, Texas. Henry Fanthorp had the inn constructed in 1834 as a home for his wife Rachel Kennard. Notable guests include Henderson K Yoakum, Kenneth Anderson, Dr. Anson Jones, and Sam Houston. Step into the inn’s past and gain a true sense of travelers’ experiences in Texas in the 1850s. For more information visit www.visitfanthorpinn. com.