Pioneer Cemetery
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JacobBarlow
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During the years between 1860 and 1879 this plot of ground was used as a burial place for the pioneers....
Waymark Code: WM21W1
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2007
Views: 27
During the years between 1860 and 1879 this plot of ground was used as a burial place for the pioneers. It was the junction where three farms joined. A child of Joseph Thompson was the first person interred, but as the owners objected to their land being used as burial grounds some of the bodies were moved to the present cemetery but several remained here; among them two children of a Mr. Rasmussen, one of the original owners. Their graves are marked by lilac bushes.
Marker Name: Pioneer Cemetery
Marker Type: City
Addtional Information:
Location:
1144 W Columbia Lane
PROVO
UTAH County
1800 N., in front of First Baptist Church
County: Utah
City: Provo
Group Responsible for Placement: DUP
Date Dedicated: 1948
Marker Number: 126
Web link(s) for additional information:
http://history.utah.gov/apps/markers/detailed_results.php?markerid=1580
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