Pioneers
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member brwhiz
N 36° 31.245 W 114° 26.138
11S E 729613 N 4044768
This Historical Marker is located in the St. Thomas Memorial Cemetery just south of Overton, Nevada.
Waymark Code: WMF9FX
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Uncle Alaska
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The plaque is mounted on the cemetery flagpole and tells of moving the cemetery prior to being flooded by the rising waters of Lake Mead.
Marker Title (required): Pioneers

Marker Text (required):
Dedicated to those stalwart pioneers who forged an oasis out of the desert sands. The St. Thomas Cemetery was established in the 1860's in the town of St. Thomas, Nevada. Anticipating inundation of the town by the waters of Lake Mead, the graves were moved to this point in 1935. Only past residents of the buried towns of St. Thomas and Kaolin and their descendants are buried here. What sorrow fills the hearts of us Who know we cannot now return To walk the shady streets of long ago. Alton Hannig

County (required): Clark (Las Vegas)

Marker Type (required): Metal Plaque

Other Marker Type (optional): None

Is Marker Damaged? (required): No

Other Damage Type (optional): None

URL - Website (optional): [Web Link]

Marker Number (If official State Marker from NV SHPO website above, otherwise leave blank): Not Listed
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