HISTORIC CEMETERIES - The City and Borough of Juneau

ISURVEY SHEETSite Name: City Cemetery Aliquot: T41S, R67E, S26AHRS#: JUN-680 Lat/Long.: 58°17'05''N / 134~4'23"WOther Identifying Numbers:H-117 (CBJ Historic Resource Number)2-D05-0-K01-005-0 (CBJ Parcel Number)Map Sheet: USGS Juneau B-2 Acreage: .7 acres (30,467 sq. ft.)Number of Burials: 275 Number of Grave Markers: 52Site Description: The cemetery is irregular in shape in generally a rectilinear orientation.It is located on a level bank adjacent to residential areaand overlooking Gastineau Channelwith metal and stone grave markers. Much is overgrown withvegetation, however, localLions Club members have begun clearing the area. Historic photos indicate a fence onceexisted. No evidence of the fence remains.Significance: The frrst of the historic Douglas cemeteries which allowed persons to beinterred at their home rather than in Juneau. Burial ground of prominent Douglas andTreadwell pioneers.Location:USMS 341A, approximately 2200 Douglas Highway.Citations: Survey and Inventory ofHistoric Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska, 1995.Danger of Destruction:Yes, through neglect. Some family plots have been cared for.Present Condition: Most of the site is overgrown withvegetation, many markers havetoppled and are damaged or missing.Ecosystem: Rainforest Cultural Affiliation: EuroamericanPeriod of Significance: 1899 to 1953 Period: HistoricResource Nature:CemeteryPreservation Status & Date:NoneInventory and Survey ofHistoric Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska Page 39