HISTORIC CEMETERIES - The City and Borough of Juneau

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mSTORIC SITES SUMMARY STATEMENTDouglas Indian CemeteryEstablished ca. 1900AHRS No.: JUN-064eBJ No.: H-10Records were not available to confmn the establishment of the Douglas Indian Cemeteryhowever it is believed to have been around 1900. The earliest identifiable grave marker wasin 1909 of Mrs. Gilbert Jackson. Her burial marker lies within one of the two grave housesthat exist on the site. These hexagonal buildings were constructed of wood and one featureswooden columns. They havewood shingles and are in deteriorated condition.The cemetery site is located within the boundaries of the City of Douglas across from theGastineau Elementary School. It is surrounded on three sides by residential development andon the fourth sideby Third Street. The site is a level bankwith native grassy vegetation.Most grave markers are overturned and many ground depressions are unmarked. The siteincludes a wooden sign which refers to the cemetery as the burial site for the Taku Tribe,Crow Clan. A representative of the Douglas Indian Association indicated that persons otherthan Taku Tribe members were buried there and that the local Natives refer to it as theDouglas Indian Cemetery.A prominent person buried in the Douglas Indian Cemetery is ChiefAanalahaash (misspelledas Anna-CIa-Ash). A wooden memorial marker is located within the cemetery but is badlydeteriorated. Thetwo wooden grave houses are in a deteriorating condition.Douglas Indian Cemetery, 1995CBJCollectionPhotograph by Renee HughesInventory and Survey ofHistoric Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska Page 19
Catholic CemeteryEstablished ca. 1912AHRS No.: JUN-135CBJNo.: H-8Records were not available to confmnthe establishment of the Catholic Cemetery and therewas no mention of it in newspapers of 1911 or 1912. However the grave ofH.P. Carroll wasthe earliest marker identified with a date of 1912. Lillian McConnick, of a prominentDouglas Catholic family, was buried in the Douglas City Cemetery in 1911. According to afamily member, this was because the Catholic Cemetery was not yet developed. It appearsthat all other McConnick family members were buried in the Catholic Cemetery 0The survey revealed 24 burial site markers. Based upon visual observations of grounddepressions only another 6 burial sites are evident. This number may be low, however, as thearea may have beenregraded to plant and maintain grass. The descendants of theMcConnick Family are primarily responsible for maintaining the cemetery by cutting thegrass and periodically brush the area.The Catholic Cemetery is located betweenthe Odd Fellows and Native cemeteries. Astand of Spruce. trees lies between theCatholic and Odd Fellows cemeteries andthere is a small drainage ditch separatingthe Catholic and Native cemeteries. TheCatholic Cemetery slopes gently up hillfrom a service road to the base ofacondominium housing development. Alarge white cross is centered at. the top ofthe cemetery.. Most of the identifiableburial sites are toward the top of the slope.There are two burial sites at the lower endbetween the service road and DouglasHighway.The earliest burial date identified was thatofR.P. Carroll, October 2, 1912. Themost recent date is June 6, 1995 when theashes of Kathleen Mary McConnick wereplaced at the family plot.The grave markers in the CatholicCemetery are a mixture of upright and flatgranite either engraved or featuring a brassplaque. A couple of wooden markersremain but are deteriorating badly. Thefamily plots feature low concrete boundarywalls. The newer markers all lie flat.Catholic Cemetery, 1995CM CollectionPhotograph byRenee HughesInventory andSurvey ofHistoric Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska Page 20
Page 1: Report ofthe Survey andInventory of
Page 6 and 7: TABLE OF CONTENTSAcknowledgementsFo
Page 9 and 10: FOREWORDIn July of 1994 the City an
Page 11 and 12: preserve these resources for their
Page 13 and 14: Assessor's office, local newspapers
Page 15 and 16: VICINITY MAPTr.CH-1TractFCrow Hill
Page 17 and 18: October of 1880 that they found any
Page 19 and 20: Doctors and dentists practiced in a
Page 21 and 22: Douglas Highway at Cemeteries, ca.
Page 23 and 24: FIDld drives began in 1900 to raise
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Page 30 and 31: Some of the prominent persons burie
Page 32 and 33: citations. Additional unidentified
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Page 36 and 37: Seman CemeteryEstablished 1902AHRSN
Page 38 and 39: One person buried in this cemetery
Page 40 and 41: DOUGLAS . INDIAN CEMETERY16DOUGLAS
Page 43 and 44: CEMETERIESMAP.··KEY~TH TRACT E1GR
Page 45 and 46: ISURVEY.SHEETSite Name: Catholic Ce
Page 47 and 48: ISURVEYSHEETSite Name: Eagles Cemet
Page 49 and 50: ISURVEY SHEETSite Name: City Cemete
Page 51 and 52: ISlJRVEY.SHEETSite Name: Odd Fellow
Page 53 and 54: ISlJRWY SIIEETSite Name: Masons Cem
Page 55 and 56: ISURVEYSIIEETSite Name: Servian Cem
Page 57 and 58: ISURVEY.SHEETSite Name: Native Ceme
Page 59 and 60: ISURVEY SIIEETSite Name:Asian Cemet
Page 61 and 62: ISURVEY SHEETSite Name: Russian Ort
Page 63 and 64: Based.onthe information provided by
Page 65 and 66: Even though a couple of cemeteries
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