The Fitch Cemetery, located west of Eureka, Utah, United States,[2] was established in 1920 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
Fitch Cemetery | |
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| Nearest city | Eureka, Utah United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′14″N 112°09′07″W / 39.93722°N 112.15194°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1920 |
| MPS | Tintic Mining District MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003471[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1979 |
Description edit
The cemetery is a private cemetery, which is not typically eligible for National Register listing. But the 1977 nomination asserts that "the Fitch burial area represents a most unique factor in U. S. mining history; namely, the fact that an entrepreneurial family not only lived in the locale of their mine but also are buried there. In fact, in 1975 a member died in New York, and the remains were flown to Utah for interment at the family cemetery."[3]
The cemetery includes a headstone for Walter Fitch (1854-1937) and Exilda Fitch (1857-1948).[3]
It is located on just off U.S. Route 6, but is more easily accessed by heading north off Utah State Route 36.[2]
See also edit
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Juab County, Utah
- Eureka City Cemetery (Utah), Eureka's nearby cemetery that is also listed on the NRHP
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Google (July 22, 2020). "Fitch Cemetery" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ a b Philip. F. Notarianni (October 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Historic Resources of the Tintic Mining District". National Park Service. Retrieved June 12, 2019. (Linked text is extract from full document here Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine. Fitch Cemetery covered on pages 1-2 in appendix: Individual Sites in the Tintic Multi Resource District.) With accompanying photo from 1977
External links edit
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