Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. This headstone is the first single upright precast concrete marker in the cemetery and features a decorative copper plate. The burial orientation More
Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Captured from a nearby boulder pile, this perspective shows the grave markers and fencing of the cemetery that served the Kennecott Mill Town bet More
Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Burials at the cemetery occurred between 1908 and 1938, coinciding with the industrial and domestic development of the Kennecott Mill Town. The More
Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. The cemetery, which is located south of the mill town along the original access road, was utilized between 1908 and 1938. These wooden Latin-styl More
Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. This view of a grave marker shows the landscape after overgrown vegetation had been cleared. The cemetery was used between 1908 and 1938, during More
Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. The Kennecott Cemetery, just south of the Kennecott Mill Town site along the old Wagon Road, is closely associated with the social and industrial More
Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Before clearing vegetation, park employees developed a inventory of plants identified at the Kennecott Cemetery.
Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Most of the grave markers in the cemetery are simple Latin crosses made of wood. Wooden fencing marks the perimeter of the cemetery and surrounds More
Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Overgrown vegetation at the cemetery can hasten the deterioration of the historic structures and threaten the historic integrity of the landscape More
Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. The site plan of a cultural landscape can be used for planning, maintenance, and interpretation. This shows the arrangement of grave sites, vege More
Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Most of the grave structures are wood, Latin style crosses. Others include precast concrete, ornamental wood, and engraved granite. These concret More
Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. Historical descriptions of the cemetery record the site as being "weedy" and possessing a beautiful view over Kennicott Glacier. Trees and shrubs More
Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. The condition of structures varies in the cemetery, with the majority of wood artifacts exhibiting severe decay. However, the features collective More
Kennecott Cemetery - Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark. A work crew clears vegetation at the Kennecott Cemetery. Their efforts help slow the process of decay and preserves the historic character of the More