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South Beach Cemetery Clean Up Uncovers New Unknown Graves
May 13, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: Diane Disse, Museum Educator, 541-265-7509, ochceducator@newportnet.com
Lincoln County Historical Society/Oregon Coast History Center
545 SW Ninth Street, Newport 97365
Several new grave sites were found and a dumpster of debris removed from
South Beach Cemetery Saturday, May 9 as part of Take Care of Oregon, a
community cleanup program held in conjunction with SOLV and as part of the
celebration of Oregon's 150th anniversary of statehood. The identity of
those buried in the graves is not known.
About 15 community members assisted with the historic cemetery cleanup. The
people who registered for the event included Stan McGarran, Justin McGarran,
Kenny Coffield, and Kaleb Coffield, American Legion; Paula Wenell, Eureka
Cemetery Association; Lee Fries, Long View Hills Fishing Club; Nancy Edwards
and Julie Pointek, DAR; Ed Jones, community member; Carol Jones, John Baker,
Jo An McAdams, Joyce Palmer, Rich Sullivan, and Loretta Harrison, Lincoln
County Historical Society.
"We had a very successful turnout and succeeded in clearing a lot of
underbrush and debris from the site," according to Loretta Harrison,
executive director of the Lincoln County Historical Society and coordinator
of Saturday's event. "I want to extend my gratitude to all of those who
helped with this Take Care of Oregon event."
Lincoln County and the Lincoln County Historical Society in cooperation with
the Yaquina Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the
Eureka Cemetery Association have mounted an effort to restore and maintain
the historic cemetery.
The cemetery is one of the earliest in the county. The first recorded burial
on the cemetery grounds, located on Lemuel and Mary Davis' property, was
their daughter Fanny Ann whose gravestone reads: "Died Oct. 22, 1869, aged 4
yrs., 5 mos. and 25 days." Earlier burials probably included two seamen.
Several Civil War veterans are buried in the cemetery along with other early
community members.
To contact the Historical Society regarding the cemetery or to volunteer for
future work on the cemetery, call 541-265-7509.
The Lincoln County Historical Society, which administers the Burrows House
and Log Cabin museums, is located at 545 SW Ninth Street in Newport. The
museums are free and open to the public Tuesday through Sunday from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. The Lincoln County Historical Society is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the history of Lincoln
County and the Central Oregon Coast.
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