Alaska free images - Slide Cemetery
On Palm Sunday of 1898 an avalanche killed many gold seekers heading to the Klondike. The slide cemetery commemorates this event.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery There were several cemeteries in historic Dyea. Most of the graves in this cemetery belonged to Stampeders who died in a 1898 avalanche on the trail.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide cemetery The Slide Cemetery was built in April 1898 for avalanche victims. On Palm Sunday that year, an avalanche about a half-mile south of the Scales Camp on the Chilkoot Trail let to the creation of t... More
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery Large, ornate stone headstones were not common in cemeteries of the region in this time.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery Public domain photograph - grave, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery Non-contributing fencing was added (between 1985 and 2001) to reduce damage to the cemetery from horses.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Fencing protects a grave marker at the Slide Cemetery.
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery Public domain photograph - cemetery, graves, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery
Slide Cemetery Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description