Overview
- City and police secured the 110 block of N. Walnut Street after workers clearing debris found stone markers on Tuesday, and construction was halted while the area was fenced off.
- Officials said the markers appeared to be headstones dating to the early 1900s and Tomball Police reported between six and nine stones with legible inscriptions.
- The contractor notified the City of Tomball and the Texas Historical Commission and local historical society have been contacted to assess the site and its historical significance.
- The city stated it will protect and preserve the location to treat any possible remains with respect and to follow protocols for potential burial sites.
- The discovery could delay redevelopment at the former Tomball Furniture site if historians confirm a cemetery because archaeological review and possible descendant notification may be required.