It is located in the Convention Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas, US, and directly east of Pioneer Plaza.

[1] Established in 1849, Pioneer Park Cemetery is the final resting place for four Dallas mayors, early city business leaders, and fighters from the Texas Revolution.

John McClannahan Crockett, Dallas mayor and Lieutenant Governor of Texas during the American Civil War, is among those buried here.

The Dallas City Council approved removal of the monument in February 2019 but the effort was blocked by a state appeals court.

[3] In June 2020, during nationwide George Floyd protests, the appeals court approved the immediate removal of the monument to prevent injury to protesters during potential attempts to topple it, and it was removed later that month for storage at the Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex.