Marble Cemetery (39-04.768N, 107-13.644W)

Overall: A very lucky find, interesting, not real big but still in use today.

Oldest Grave: Jennie Hodgson, Born: Feb 14, 1884, Died: April 2, 1906 Gravestone

Photos: Pictures on Photobucket

Observations: We were on our way to the town of Marble when I spotted a flag in an open field and then noticed some grave stones - a very lucky find! It was not documented in the book we had, so we very much enjoyed the find despite it not being the biggest or most elaborate cemetery.

Another site that is still in use today.

There were two very interesting finds at this location - first is a handful of graves from around 1900 that are under a large pine tree. That is something very interesting about these older cemeteries that we were not used to - trees growing everywhere and many right on top of graves.

The second find of interest is a single marble pillar in one of the fenced areas. It is pretty beaten up - it is on a slope and could have gotten beaten up if it had fallen and rolled down the slope. But there was only one pillar in the corner - one other corner looked barren and could/should have had another pillar.

Because this area is Marble and therefore known for its marble production - most of the grave stones were made out of marble - go figure...

Further Research: Because of the last second find, we did not get the exact distance from Marble or Highway 133 - we are planning on visiting the area again to head into the mountains to find the Ghost Town of Crystal - we plan on noting the distance to the site to better help future visitors.