Phoenix Cemetery - Phoenix, British Columbia
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Phoenix Cemetery is easy to find though it seems somewhat remote. From Greenwood take Greenwood Street which becomes Phoenix Road about 4.5 km to cemetery on your right. It is on a sloping bank below the road.
Waymark Code: WMMGNB
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 09/18/2014
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We often heard about Phoenix, but just never tried to find it. It is recommended that you do not attempt to find the cemetery during the winter, as it is just a dirt road and is not maintained.
That being said, you have to visit this cemetery. It is about the only evidence of what was Phoenix, now a ghost town.
The Phoenix Cemetery was established in 1901 and was the burial grounds for the booming copper mining town. Copper mining was a hard life and the residents experienced hardships and death. The first burial in the cemetery was in January of 1902. The last approved burial was in 1951.
There are approximately 200 grave sites, some are unmarked. The Boundary Historical Society has restored and maintains the cemetery. The addition of white fence enclosures was part of this restoration project. Overall the integrity of the cemetery was preserved and is kept in a more natural setting. Very large trees remain and native flora.