101 - Mary Ann Raper - Greenwood Cemetery - Cañon City, CO
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Historic Greenwood Cemetery is where centenarian Mary Ann Raper is laid to rest.
Waymark Code: WM1693P
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2022
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The final resting place of centenarian Mary Ann Raper is at the southeast side of Greenwood Cemetery. As you enter the main gate from S. 1st Street, her horizontal headstone will be on the left.
The cemetery is the oldest in Cañon City and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Text on headstone:
Mary Ann Raper
July 17, 1851
July 25, 1952
Some historical events that occurred during Mary Ann's time on earth:
1851: Total solar eclipse visible in Canada, Greenland, Iceland and Northern Europe, the first solar eclipse to be photographed.
1871: Heinrich Schliemann begins the excavation of Troy
1891: The Wrigley Company is founded in Chicago.
1911: Hiram Bingham rediscovers Machu Picchu in Peru.
1931: The original film version of Dracula, with Bela Lugosi, is released in the United States
1952: The Winter Olympics are held in Oslo, Norway.
Location of Headstone: Greenwood Cemetery
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