Английская Википедия:Black Diamond Cemetery

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Black Diamond Cemetery is a cemetery located in Black Diamond, Washington listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

Description and history

Established in 1884 by the Black Diamond Coal Mining Company as both a company and community cemetery, it was originally enclosed by a wooden picket fence with a double-gate hearse entrance and a stile for pedestrians. The fence has since been replaced by a chain-link fence.[1]

The cemetery contains more than 1200 graves, many of immigrants who came to the area as miners.[2] One grave contains the remains of eight miners, killed in the Lawson Mine explosion in November, 1910.[3] The earliest gravemarker following establishment of the townsite is a tall marble marker, near the west side of the central road and gate, dated March 25, 1886.[1]

Funds to manage the cemetery were initially obtained by deducting a "cemetery fee" from miners' paychecks. Since 1977, the City of Black Diamond has been responsible for the maintenance and operation of the cemetery.[1]

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