Welwood Murray Cemetery - Palm Springs CA
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PeterNoG
N 33° 49.861 W 116° 33.171
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This Sign of History is on the wall surrounding the Welwood Murray Cemetery on West Chino Drive at Vine Avenue in Palm Springs, California.
Waymark Code: WMGF6M
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2013
Views: 3
This is a Designated Class 1 Historic Site in Palm Springs.
~ text from the Sign of History ~
Welwood Murray Cemetery
The Welwood Murray Cemetery was the first community cemetery for white settlers in the Palm Springs area. When Welwood Erskine Murray, the son of pioneer hotel operator Welwood Murray, died in 1894, he was buried on this small parcel of land. During the next decade, the Murrays allowed other burials and Welwood Murray himself was interred in this cemetery in 1914. Following his death, this site became a part of the newly-formed Palm Springs Cemetery District.
HSPB-2. This plaque is sponsored by the McCallum Desert Foundation
Group that erected the marker: McCallum Desert Foundation
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
West Chino Drive at Vine Avenue
Palm Springs, CA United States
92262
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