Hi Jolly Monument - Quartzsite, AZ - Human Migration Monuments on Waymarking.com

The monument was placed on the national register in 2011. The plaque says, "Inscription:
Last Camp
of
Hi Jolly
Born somewhere in Syria
about 1828
Died at Quartzsite
December 16, 1902
Came to this country
February 10, 1856
Camel Driver - Packer
Scout - Over Thirty
Years a faithful aid
to the US Government
1935 by Arizona Highway Department"


The Hi Jolly Monument is a grave site in the Hi Jolly Cemetery in Quartzsite, Arizona. The town is located along Interstate 10 about half way between Phoenix, Arizona and Los Angeles, California. The monument was constructed in 1935, above the grave of Hi Jolly. Hi Jolly, born in Syria in 1828 as Haiji Ali, came to the United States on February 10, 1856 where he was recruited by the US Army as a camel driver. At the time, the Untied States government wanted to fund a project that would help link small communities of the west to the east using camels. On February 10, 1856, 33 camels left Indinola, Texas with Hi Jolly leading the pack. The following year, on the Beale Expedition, the U.S. government wanted to construct a wagon road across Arizona's vast desert from Fort Defiance to California. The expedition was such a success that the federal government ordered 44 additional camels to be added to the project. That same year the camel expedition failed for unknown reasons, likely due to the high costs. Hi Jolly later died in Quartzsite, Arizona and was buried in a cemetery in town. In 1935, the federal government constructed a cairn monument in the shape of a pyramid over his grave site. In more recent times, the top of the monument had an installation of a camel silhouette sculpture. The monument was subsequently added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

Who placed it?: Arizona Highway Department When was it placed?: 1935 Who is honored?: Hi Jolly Website about the Monument: Not listed

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