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The Dalles
Pioneer Cemetery

Added: 1 Jan 2000
Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 39283

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Work is progressing on a new entryway and fence for the historic Dalles City Graveyard, now known as the Pioneer Cemetery. The cemetery is getting a facelift.

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The original name was City graveyard or Pioneer City graveyard. It was sometimes referred to as the Bigelow graveyard. W.D. Bigelow donated the ground for the cemetery on June 14, 1860. This graveyard was used instead of the Indian Mission cemetery (16th Street between Garrison and Pentland streets) after 1860. It contains 2.12 acres.The Pioneer Cemetery is located on Scenic Drive in The Dalles and is sorely in need of constant attention. Weeds, bushes, and undergrowth are threatening to overtake a large part of local history. The Society is anxious to restore each grave site and "not let history vanish". Work parties over the last few years have uncovered over a dozen old markers from the vegetation and soil that had covered them over time. In addition to the annual effort to contain the vegetative growth, we hope to re-establish the fence around the cemetery, add signage and develop a brochure conveying the history of the site, and to erect a common monument inscribed with the names of all the people interred in this cemetery. If you would like to contribute to this Pioneer Headstone project, please send your check to:The Columbia Gorge Genealogical Societyc/o The Dalles Public Library722 Court StreetThe Dalles, OR 97058

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This marker greets visitors upon stepping through the entry gate. The charming painted stones are silent testimony to the community support for the restoration project underway.

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This graceful new sign replaces the temporary sign that identified this cemetery for a number of years.

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The Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society dedicated this memorial stone to honor all those who are buried at the Pioneer Cemetery in The Dalles on Memorial Day, May 31, 2010.
For several years the society collected donations in order to erect a common monument inscribed with the names of 240 known people interred in the cemetery.
The original name was City Graveyard or Pioneer City Graveyard. It was sometimes referred to as the Bigelow graveyard. W.D. Bigelow donated the ground for the cemetery on June 14, 1860 with the first burial shortly thereafter. This graveyard was used instead of the Indian Mission cemetery (16th Street between Garrison and Pentland streets) after 1860. It contains 2.12 acres of native trees and plants.

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