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 Shoreacres (Prekrasnoye) Doukhobor Cemetery - Shoreacres, British Columbia Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 49° 26.077 W 117° 31.407
11U E 462047 N 5475903
East from junction Hwy. 3A and Shoreacres Exit cross RR tracks. Turn left, follow Shoreacres Rd for 800 m to junction. Turn left, follow Shoreacres Rd then turn right on McHardy Rd and continue for 300 m. left on Davidson Rd to cemetery on left.
Waymark Code: WMHK65
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 07/18/2013
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Prekrasnoye Cemetery was established in 1912 by the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood to serve the Prekrasnoye settlement area.
Located near Shoreacres it also came to be known as Shoreacres Doukhobor Cemetery. After the demise of the CCUB in 1937-1939, the cemetery continued to be used by its successor organization, the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ. It is still in active use today. It is owned and maintained by the USCC Cemetery Association.
The cemetery is approximately two acres in size. The cemetery contains approximately 487 interments in a single section comprised of twenty rows facing east-west. Approximately 190 of the graves have no marker and the mounds have been leveled. 71 are identified.
Most Doukhobor headstones are typically plain slate or concrete upright headstones or flat markers set flush to the ground.
There are several handcrafted grave markers and we did located two centenarians. Some of the gravestones are inscribed in Russian and also as seen on many Doukhobor grave markers the iconic symbol of water, bread and salt: The Essence of Life.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Shoreacres, Central Kootenay Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Approximate number of graves: 487
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: [Web Link]
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