In 1943 and again 1953 land was acquired for the development of Fort Hood
Army installation in Texas.  Forty-five historic cemeteries, with graves
dating from the mid 19th century through the dates of acquisition, were
moved with the permission of either cemetery associations or relatives of
the interred.  The graves from these cemeteries were relocated to other area
cemeteries outside the installation boundary.  A portion of the land
acquired in 1953 was also used to create a reservoir.  At the time of land
acquisition several cemetery organizations and related families asked that
their particular cemeteries be left in place.  Eighteen cemeteries and
several isolated graves were left in place, under the condition that they
could only be visited at times designated by the Army.  Fort Hood protects
and maintains these cemeteries, and once a year training is shut down to
allow relatives and the general public to visit the cemeteries.

About 10 years ago I worked for a state highway department.  I was doing
historic research for a neighborhood access road project and discovered a
family cemetery had been destroyed by the developer (not relocated, but
bulldozed) in the process of building the circa 1965 housing development.
We were even able to speak to an elderly man who worked for the developer,
to confirm the story.  The strangest thing to me was that over the years
some of the people living in the neighborhood had found some of the broken
headstones and prominently incorporated them into their flower beds and
landscaping plans around their homes.  I know this doesn't exactly address
the question asked, but I have always found this very odd.

Stephanie L. Bandy
Historical Archaeologist/Public Outreach Coordinator
Fort Hood Cultural Resource Management
(254) 288-0846