HISTORIC CEMETERIES - The City and Borough of Juneau
HISTORIC CEMETERIES - The City and Borough of Juneau
HISTORIC CEMETERIES - The City and Borough of Juneau
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ISlJRVEY.SHEETSite Name: Odd Fellows Cemetery Aliquot: T41S, R67E,S26AHRS#: JUN-681 Lat.lLong.: 58°17'02"N I 134~4'26"WOther Identifying Numbers:H-118 (CBJ Historic Resource Number)2-005-0-001-003-0 (CBJ Parcel Number)Map Sheet: USGS <strong>Juneau</strong> B-2 Acreage: 1.04 acres (45,302 sq. ft.)Number <strong>of</strong> Burials: 35 Number <strong>of</strong> Grave Markers: 17Site Description: <strong>The</strong> cemetery is rectangular in shape. It is located on a moderate slopewhich is overgrown with vegetation. Remnants <strong>of</strong> a stairpromenade leading to a marblemarker with names <strong>of</strong> Odd Fellow members. No evidence <strong>of</strong> a fence was found,Significance: Cemetery <strong>of</strong> the Douglas OddFellows lodge which was organized in1898. Burial ground <strong>of</strong> prominent Douglas <strong>and</strong> Treadwell pioneers.Location:USMS 341A, approximately 2205 Douglas Highway.Citations: Survey <strong>and</strong>Inventory <strong>of</strong>Historic Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska, 1995.Danger <strong>of</strong> Destruction:Yes, through neglect.Present Condition: Overgrown with vegetation. Many markers overturned, concrete stairsdeteriorated, <strong>and</strong> central monument is overturned.Ecosystem: Rainforest Cultural Affiliation: EuroamericanPeriod <strong>of</strong> Significance: 1911 to 1961 Period: HistoricResource Nature:CemeteryPreservation Status & Date:NoneInventory <strong>and</strong> Survey <strong>of</strong>Historic Cemeteries in Douglas, Alaska Page 41