Old Hillside Cemetery Cairn -- Medicine Hat AB CAN
N 50° 01.495 W 110° 41.082
12U E 522584 N 5541448
This cairn stands at what was formerly Old Hillside Cemetery, a very historic cemetery in Medicine Hat
Waymark Code: WM18643
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date Posted: 06/06/2023
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Old Hillside Cemetery stands in what is today Kin Coolee Park in Medicine Hat. It is composed of two cemeteries, St. Barnabus Chirch Cemetery (1884-1923) and Roman Catholic Cemetery (1889-1919).
This cairn marks the history of this 19th-century graveyard with a plaque that reads as follows:
:This cemetery was first used by the St. Barnabas Church of England in 1884. The first determinant was Colin McKay on March 1 of that year.
1884-1923
[CHRISTIAN CROSS]
The Roman Catholic Cemetery was added in 1889. In the first interment was Mary Elizabeth Walton on January 16 of that year.
1889-1919
During the period of use there were 312 burials in the Anglican section and 283 burials in the Roman Catholic section. Summary interments later occurred to Hillside Cemetery leaving a total of 394 known burials still resting at this location.
Erected and restored in 1986 by
the Rotary Club of Medicine Hat
as a national project by
the Pioneers of Medicine Hat and District
[Rotary Symbols]"
Cairn Location: At Kin Coulee Park, Medicine Hat AB CAN
Cairn Purpose: Grave Memorial
Types of rock: Local rough rocks
Cairn Condition: 
Type if different from above list: Not listed
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