When on August 18, 2001 a Tour of 8 Cems. Snohomish & Machias areas, be sure to INCLUDE Snohomish Cemetery (variously known as Snohomish Pioneer Cem., Indian Cem.- which contained Pioneer Caucasian & Indian remains some of which may still remain there.). It's Location at 2nd Street & Cypress, just East of Pine Street should be a FINE EXAMPLE of an Old Cemetery - the only cem. within the city limits of Snohomish - a cem that was desecrated in several ways, neglected, vandalized, and the City of Snohomish held the Deed to it. Snohomish Cemetery dates to 1875, and the last burial was approx. 1930. The Last of the Pilchuck Tribe of Snohomish Indians, namely Pilchuck Jack Julie was buried there in 1923. Though there is a Memorial pink granite stone at the G.A.R. cem. her remains are NOT definitely know to buried at that memorial stone site. Some of the stones were moved from Snohomish Cemetery (aka Snohomish Indian Cem.) to the G.A.R., but not necessarily the remains as attested by Family Members, descendants who know this to be true. The stones were removed because they were tall statuesque stones and vandals had threatened to deface and overturn them at Snohomish Cem. site, therefore they were moved to GAR where they could be preserved from such destruction. I hope that this Site will be a PART of the Cem. Tour on August 18, 2001 because it is a Prime Example of WHAT CAN HAPPEN to a cemetery when is dishonored, desecrated, and in disarray. Buildings were moved upon it both in the South and North portions. Some of the better stones were moved to the North portion of it when Hwy 2 was cut throught the near center of that Cemetery, which was done as legally as possible at the time in 1947 as a necessary access for Hwy 2 to access areas to the East, such as Monroe. Since then, Hwy 2 has been re-routed around the City of Snohomish, and the cemetery cut, formerly Hwy 2, is simply called 2nd St bridge across the Pilchuck River, just below the Cemetery. I hope that Snohomish Cemetery will be used a Learning Tool for those of you who go on that Tour of the Cems. of Snohomish and Machias. As kids, we used to stop at the Old Indian Cemetery as we called it, and tromp around in the high grass. I can recall several of the high oblisks which were eventually moved to the GAR cem just out of town. Many of the stones were in disarray. Some had lambs at the top of the stone denoting a child buried there. We talked of Pilchuck Julia's burial place approximately, and of the the other Indian burials, and of pioneers buried there. This cemetery was located just above our swimming hole at the old 2nd Str. bridge - a steel bridge - the concrete bases for it are still visible. The road that had been used today leads down to the playfields and park for youth to the South near the Pilchuck River today. Many of us fought and supported legal measures to try to further utilize the Snohomish Cem. but the judge set up responsibilities for any further use of the cem. for other means. The Site is a Learning Tool and should be experienced as an EXAMPLE of what can happen to a cem. that was neglected, not only by the community, but by the City who held the Deed to it. There were recessions, hard times, WWI, the Depression, WWII, all sorts of excuses why it was neglected. But, it was an excellent hiding place for the booze distribution that sometimes accompanied the milk distribution. Tombstones were good drop-off places for a bottle or two of the "good stuff" from a still not that far away, or from the rum-runners what came down from Canada and had their drop off places. Snohomish Sand & Gravel at one point in time - Prohibition - had a "hollow spot" for the rum & other products. That gravel pit that I recall, but didn't realize at the time that I was a small kid, was hollow and made a great stashing place. That was a few blocks N of the cem. Snohomish has a lot of h i s t o r y that hasn't been told. Snohomish Cemetery is one of them - the long List of burials at that cemetery says that not all of those remains could have been removed. It would have been too costly to do so, and just the cut through the cem. for the 1947 cut through the near center, was much more costly than had been anticipated. Much of the remains taken just for the Hwy 2 cut are unaccountable, yet they were supposed to have been accountable at the time, in 1947! Amen. Happy Fourth of July ! Sincerely, Carroll H. Clark, Snohomish, WA (1924) [email protected] * * * 30 * * *

Hi Carroll, Yes, we will visit the Snohomish Pioneer Cemetery, and discuss its history, including what has happened to it lately. We would love to have you join us. Kevin Fraley ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 9:34 PM Subject: CEM.TOUR,Aug 18-Snohomish, Machias: > When on August 18, 2001 a Tour of 8 Cems. Snohomish & Machias areas, be > sure to INCLUDE > Snohomish Cemetery (variously known as Snohomish Pioneer Cem., Indian > Cem.- which contained > Pioneer Caucasian & Indian remains some of which may still remain > there.). > It's Location at 2nd Street & Cypress, just East of Pine Street should be > a FINE EXAMPLE of an > Old Cemetery - the only cem. within the city limits of Snohomish - a cem > that was desecrated in several ways, neglected, vandalized, and the City > of Snohomish held the Deed to it. > Snohomish Cemetery dates to 1875, and the last burial was approx. 1930. > The Last of the Pilchuck Tribe of Snohomish Indians, namely Pilchuck Jack > Julie was buried there in 1923. Though there is a Memorial pink granite > stone at the G.A.R. cem. her remains are NOT definitely know to buried at > that memorial stone site. > Some of the stones were moved from Snohomish Cemetery (aka Snohomish > Indian Cem.) to the G.A.R., but not necessarily the remains as attested > by Family Members, descendants who know > this to be true. The stones were removed because they were tall > statuesque stones and vandals had threatened to deface and overturn them > at Snohomish Cem. site, therefore they were moved to GAR where they could > be preserved from such destruction. > I hope that this Site will be a PART of the Cem. Tour on August 18, > 2001 because it is a > Prime Example of WHAT CAN HAPPEN to a cemetery when is dishonored, > desecrated, and > in disarray. Buildings were moved upon it both in the South and North > portions. Some of the better stones were moved to the North portion of it > when Hwy 2 was cut throught the > near center of that Cemetery, which was done as legally as possible at > the time in 1947 as a > necessary access for Hwy 2 to access areas to the East, such as Monroe. > Since then, Hwy 2 has been re-routed around the City of Snohomish, and > the cemetery cut, formerly Hwy 2, is simply > called 2nd St bridge across the Pilchuck River, just below the Cemetery. > I hope that Snohomish Cemetery will be used a Learning Tool for those of > you who go on that > Tour of the Cems. of Snohomish and Machias. > As kids, we used to stop at the Old Indian Cemetery as we called it, > and tromp around in the high grass. I can recall several of the high > oblisks which were eventually moved to the GAR cem just out of town. > Many of the stones were in disarray. Some had lambs at the top of the > stone denoting a child buried there. We talked of Pilchuck Julia's > burial place approximately, and of the > the other Indian burials, and of pioneers buried there. This cemetery > was located just above our > swimming hole at the old 2nd Str. bridge - a steel bridge - the concrete > bases for it are still visible. > The road that had been used today leads down to the playfields and park > for youth to the South > near the Pilchuck River today. > Many of us fought and supported legal measures to try to further > utilize the Snohomish Cem. > but the judge set up responsibilities for any further use of the cem. for > other means. > > The Site is a Learning Tool and should be experienced as an EXAMPLE of > what can happen to a cem. that was neglected, not only by the community, > but by the City who held the Deed to it. > There were recessions, hard times, WWI, the Depression, WWII, all sorts > of excuses why it was > neglected. But, it was an excellent hiding place for the booze > distribution that sometimes accompanied the milk distribution. > Tombstones were good drop-off places for a bottle or two > of the "good stuff" from a still not that far away, or from the > rum-runners what came down from > Canada and had their drop off places. > Snohomish Sand & Gravel at one point in time - Prohibition - had a > "hollow spot" for the > rum & other products. That gravel pit that I recall, but didn't realize > at the time that I was a > small kid, was hollow and made a great stashing place. > That was a few blocks N of the cem. > Snohomish has a lot of h i s t o r y that hasn't been told. > Snohomish Cemetery is one of them - the long List of burials at that > cemetery says that not all > of those remains could have been removed. It would have been too costly > to do so, and just the > cut through the cem. for the 1947 cut through the near center, was much > more costly than had been anticipated. Much of the remains taken just > for the Hwy 2 cut are unaccountable, yet they were supposed to have been > accountable at the time, in 1947! > > Amen. > > Happy Fourth of July ! > > Sincerely, > Carroll H. Clark, Snohomish, WA (1924) > [email protected] > > * * * 30 * * *