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This burial ground has served area residents since early pioneers came here in the mid-19th century. Settlers arrived by the 1850s and by the 1870s, the community of Squaw Mountain developed. Squaw Mountain had a number of institutions at its peak; today, this cemetery is one of the few remaining vestiges of the former settlement. This burial ground dates to 1878, when a cowboy was buried here. That same year, pioneer John Jackson and infant Henry Henyan were also interred. As the nearby farming and ranching community grew, residents continued to use the graveyard. In 1898, Gabe Washburn, John Allen Jackson and Tom Allen purchased property for the burial ground and organized the Lynn Creek Cemetery Association, serving as trustees. Many early area pioneers and their descendants are buried in Lynn Creek Cemetery. Others interred here include veterans of conflicts dating to the civil war, teachers, pastors, farmers, ranchers and other community residents. This cemetery contains woodmen of the world markers, sarcophaguses, stone cairns, vertical stones, curbing and grave slabs. In 1912, residents built a tabernacle (replaced in 1991); later additions, which were the result of generous donations, include a rock chapel (1951) and water well (1991). Today, the cemetery association continues to care for the burial ground, which serves as a reminder of the pioneers of Squaw Mountain and the surrounding area. |
