HISTORIC CEMETERIES - City and Borough of Juneau

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DOUGLAS . INDIAN CEMETERY 16 DOUGLAS HIGHWAY Stacked Timber Fence --+ ---+ ----+--+ O O JaCkSOn Bowman 0 Anna-Cla-Ash o Marshall 0 Jim James ( 4 :3 2 1 5 Grave Marker o Grave House Memorial Marker Inventory and Survey ofHistoric Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska Page 31
I SURVEY SHEET Site Name: Douglas Indian Cemetery Aliquot: T41S, R67E, S36 AHRS#: JUN-064 Lat/Long.: 58°16'50''N /1 34~3'57"W Other Identifying Numbers: H-I0 (CBJ Historic Resource Number) 2-D04-0-20A-026-0 (CBJ Parcel Number) Sealaska 1314 Map Sheet: USGS Juneau B-2 Acreage: .23 acres (10,216 sq. ft.) Number of Burials: Unknown Number of Grave Markers: 12 Site Description: The cemetery is rectangular in shape and is located on a level bank adjacent to a residential area. Two wooden hexagonal grave houses (one with pillars) exist on the site. A marble marker is located in one grave house. A wood faced marker with engraved raven figure exists and a largewood sign identifies the site. A wood picket fence onceexisted but has since deteriorated. A stacked timber fence is located on the highway side to deter damage caused by plowing the road in winter. Significance: Burial for Taku Tribe, Raven clan. Prominent memorial marker commemorating ChiefAanalahaash (Anna-Cia-Ash), who died in 1918. Marker inside one grave house with name Mrs. Gilbert Jackson, who died in 1909. Location: Third Street in Douglas, Alaska across the street from Gastineau Grade School Citations: Inventory of Historic Sites and Structures, City and Borough of Juneau, 1986; Survey and Inventory ofHistoric Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska, 1995. Danger of Destruction: Yes, through neglect Present Condition: Grave houses in deteriorated condition, grave markers overturned and wooden memorial marker in very deteriorated condition. Ecosystem: Rainforest Cultural Affiliation: Native Alaskan Period of Significance: 1900 to 1940 Period: Historic Resource Nature: Cemetery Preservation Status. & Date: None Inventory and Survey ofHistoric Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska Page 32
Page 1: Report ofthe Survey andInventory of
Page 5 and 6: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Survey and Inv
Page 7: TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued) Histo
Page 10 and 11: I INTRODUCflON Historic Preservatio
Page 12 and 13: future tasks to be pursued. In 1990
Page 14 and 15: I LOCATIONMAP ALASKA FAIRBANKS •
Page 16 and 17: mSTORICAL . CONTEXT General In orde
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Page 20 and 21: In February 1937 disaster struck on
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Page 24 and 25: Douglas Highway at Cemeteries, ca.
Page 26: There are some family plots which a
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Page 33 and 34: Records indicate about 275 burials
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Page 37 and 38: Some of the prominent persons burie
Page 39: mSTORIC ~TERIES MAPS and SURVEY SHE
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Page 58 and 59: .ASIAN CEMETERY .. Catholic Cemeter
Page 60 and 61: RUSSIAN . ORmOOOX CEMETERY Catholic
Page 62 and 63: STATEMENT . OF SIGNIFICANCE Evaluat
Page 64 and 65: characteristic features to represen
Page 66 and 67: SOURCES Alaska I2irectOIY and Gazet
Page 68: Oral Histories (continued) Jensen,

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