Mystery Tombstone - Colma, CA - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

"This tombstone , one of the oldest found in Colma, marked the grave-site of H.J. Hartnagle, who died in 1875. The tombstone was originally located at Odd Fellows Cemetery in San Francisco. It was discovered in 2001 near Holy Cross cemetery along the olf southern pacific right of way during tunnel excavation associated with the San Francisco Airport BART extension. In the 1930s, when courts decreed that all bodies in existing San Francisco Cemeteries be removed, Hartnagles remains were transferred to a mass gravesite at Odd Fellows (Greenlawn) Cemetery in Colma. During the transfer, the tombstone was somehow separated from the body. It may have accidentally fallen from a railroad car or may have been discarded as many tombstones were when San Francisco cemeteries were evicted. Individual tombstones are prohibited at the mass gravesite."

Group that erected the marker: City of Colma Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 1520 Hillside Blvd Colma, CA USA URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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