Date: 07-23-2001
Cemetery: Settlement Cemetery, Old Priest River Cemetery
Established: 1986
Street: Highway 2
Type: Road-private
City: Priest River
Township:
County: Bonner
State: USA
Nation: USA
Zip: 83856
Nearby: Highway 2 and Estside Road
Location: Rural-mixed
Land: Hillside
Watersource: No
Features: Wooded area
Sign: No
Land Type: Private
Access: Closed
Enclosure: None
Gate: None
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Gravestones: 3
Oldest: 1896
Newest: 09-18-1901
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: Yes
Buried: Unsure
Removed: Yes
Weather problems: Unknown
Pollution problems: Unknown
Association: No
Records: No
Inventory: No
Records location:
Condition: Cemetery destroyed
Vandalized: Yes
Police report: No
VA: Gravestones-Overturned
VA: Gravestones-Broken
VA: Gravestones-Stolen
VA: Graves-Desecrated
Overgrowth: None
Vegetation: Trees
Vegetation: Ground-Cover
Drainage: Seasonal problem
Problem: Access denied
Problem: Disintegrating Headstones
Restoration: No work started as of yet
Owner: Private
Use:
Bordering: Woods
Change: Smaller
Reason: Agriculture
Visited: Rarely
Archeology: No
Contacted: Marilyn Cork, Robert Betts
Other Information
An archeologist has been advised of this
cemetery since local citizens have advised it was also an Indian Burial
Ground during the 1800's. There is only one stone left standing. The
archeologist visited the site with a neighbor and took pictures of this
stone. He also took pictures of eight bases to stones that had been
pushed into a ravine. He also noted several indentations of graves. The
owners of the property advised their were no burials on the property but
then stated the remaining stone had been moved several times due to a
logging operation because it was in the way. The pictures show the stone
has not been moved. However, other stones were. The property (including
the cemetery) is for sale for a subdivision. All information and
pictures have been turned over to the State of Idaho Historical Society.
County officials have also been advised of the desecration and attempt
to sell the land.
Support
Submitted By:
name: Mary Garrison
Email: maryg@icehouse.net
