Carstairs Cemetery Columbarium Arch - Carstairs, AB
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N 51° 33.760 W 114° 06.452
11U E 700479 N 5716363
On the western edge of the town of Carstairs, on Gough Road, is the town cemetery, now over 110 years old.
Waymark Code: WMMJ5H
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 09/26/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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The town of Carstairs was incorporated in 1903 while the cemetery came into being slightly earlier, in 1901. There are now over 1,100 interments in the cemetery.

Recent upgrades to the cemetery have included a steel gateway arch at the entrance, flower beds and this columbarium just inside the entrance.

We found this an interesting arch - a type we've not seen before. The arch itself connects a pair of columbariums standing on a concrete pad. With granite faces, the columbariums have hardwood bases and capitals, with the connecting arch rising out of the centre. The arch itself consists of a pair of black powder coated steel tubes with steel floral embellishments between. This is a really well designed columbarium. The IODE, the Carstairs Elks Club, the Lions Club, and KW welding all provided aid in the creation of the columbarium.

Type: Triumphal (Monument/Memorial)

Subtype: Memorial

Location: Carstairs Cemetery, Carstairs, AB
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