Moses J. Church - Fresno, CA, USA
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N 36° 44.937 W 119° 50.077
11S E 246930 N 4070770
A memorial to Moses J. Church in Ararat Cemetery Fresno, CA.
Waymark Code: WM99DW
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2010
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Moses J. Church owned hundreds of acres of land in Fresno County and in 1885 donated some of it to the community in order to build a cemetery district. There are several cemeteries in the area built on his land. Church was a land developer and is credited with establishing the first irrigation systems in the county.
The plaque memorializes the donation of the land to the Armenian Community. It reads:
In Memorium
IN GREATFUL APPRECIATION THIS
PLAQUE IS DEDICATED TO THE
REVERED MEMORY OF M.J. CHURCH
WHO, ON DECEMBER 2, 1885, GRANTED
THIS LAND TO THE ARMENIAN
COMMUNITY OF FRESNO, TO BE USED
AS A CEMETERY. LEAVING OUR
PEOPLE FOREVER INDEBTED TO HIM.
BLESSED BE HIS MEMORY
ARARAT CEMETERY COMMITTEE
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Ararat Cemetery
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