Location: Bagdad Cemetery, located in Leander Tx.
Brief History: Opened 1857 with burial of 3-year-old John Babcock, whose father Charles later gave tract to community. Other early burials were Civil War veteran John Haile and Col. C. C. Mason. Leander, founded 1882 when railroad bypassed Bagdad, shares use of this tract, enlarged in 1959 and 1966. (1972) Additionally, scenes from the the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre were filmed here.
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