Ootischenia Doukhobor Cemetery - Ootischenia, British Columbia
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N 49° 16.647 W 117° 38.369
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Ootischenia Cemetery is south of Castlegar on Hwy. 3. Take Columbia Road, continue 500 metres, turn right at Waterloo and continue 3 km., to bottom of hill, turn left continue 500 metres, cemetery on right.
Waymark Code: WMHD7Z
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 06/26/2013
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Ootischenia Doukhobor Cemetery is very traditional in its practices and some of the remaining headstones are in Russian. There is one centenarian and several hand crafted headstones. At this cemetery is a plaque commemorating the Centennial of the Doukhobor Migration to Canada.
The original cemetery on the south end, known as Waterloo Graveyard, was established in 1889 to serve the Waterloo mining camp until its demise in 1902.
In 1908, it was incorporated into Ootischenia Cemetery, which was established by the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood ("CCUB") to serve the Ootischenia settlement area.
After the demise of the CCUB in 1937-1939, Ootischenia Cemetery continued to be used by its successor organization, the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ ("USCC"). It is still in active use today. Layout Also at this cemetery is a plaque celebrating the 100 Anniversary of the Migration of the Doukhobors to Canada.
The cemetery is approximately five acres in size and is enclosed by a wire fence on its north, east and south parameter. On its west parameter, it is bounded by the Columbia River.
The cemetery contains approximately 853 interments in a single section comprised of eighteen rows facing east-west. The vast majority of the graves (600) have no marker and many of the mounds have been leveled. Twenty-two are identified.
The remaining unmarked graves are unidentified. With respect to graves with markers, the markers are typically plain slate, marble or concrete upright headstones or flat markers set flush to the ground.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Ootischenia, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Approximate number of graves: 457
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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