The Hardyville Cemetery, also known as the Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery, at 1776 Arizona State Route 95 in Bullhead City, Arizona, is a historic 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) cemetery that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2]
Hardyville Cemetery | |
 Cemetery in 2013 | |
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| Location | 1776 AZ 95, Bullhead City, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 35°7′15″N 114°35′11″W / 35.12083°N 114.58639°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 01000905[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 30, 2001 |
It is the only surviving significant remnant of Hardyville, a once-thriving shipping port for steamboats (on the Colorado River) and had served as the county seat of Mohave County. It contains 17 graves, each covered with a pile of cobble stones, as originally created.[2]
It was listed on the National Register in 2001.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Elmona Dahlstrom (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hardyville Cemetery/Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery". National Park Service. – accompanying sketch, photos, newspaper clipping, and other
External links
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Media related to Hardyville Cemetery at Wikimedia Commons
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardyville Pioneer Cemetey (2012)
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery (2010)
- Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery at Find a Grave
- Hardyville, Patricia Fiscella at Ghosttowns.com