Old Men's Provincial Cemetery
Kamloops, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Called the Old Men's Provincial Cemetery, it was made for indigent men with no family and no resources who resided at the Old Men's Provincial Home on Columbia Street, where Ponderosa Lodge is now located. The Old Men's Home was started in 1894; the first death at the home was a John Dempsey in 1896. The last internment was in 1974.
Comprising four acres along 6th Avenue, it was established on the site of Ussher's ranch. The original graves may have been situated where the present St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was built in 1958. There is mention of 146 burials being relocated from the church site to the grounds below, placed in trenches running along the west side of the cemetery.
As well, caskets of both men and women from the cemetery at the Tranquille Sanatorium were moved to the Old Men's Cemetery and placed in the trenches. The main part of the cemetery consisted of five sections of 1,084 graves. Five monuments have been preserved fronting 6th Avenue at the north end of the cemetery.
All that remains of the cemetery is a lush manicured lawn and is now used as a public park. There are two sign boards at the entrance.
Called the Old Men's Provincial Cemetery, it was made for indigent men with no family and no resources who resided at the Old Men's Provincial Home on Columbia Street, where Ponderosa Lodge is now located. The Old Men's Home was started in 1894; the first death at the home was a John Dempsey in 1896. The last internment was in 1974.
Comprising four acres along 6th Avenue, it was established on the site of Ussher's ranch. The original graves may have been situated where the present St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was built in 1958. There is mention of 146 burials being relocated from the church site to the grounds below, placed in trenches running along the west side of the cemetery.
As well, caskets of both men and women from the cemetery at the Tranquille Sanatorium were moved to the Old Men's Cemetery and placed in the trenches. The main part of the cemetery consisted of five sections of 1,084 graves. Five monuments have been preserved fronting 6th Avenue at the north end of the cemetery.
All that remains of the cemetery is a lush manicured lawn and is now used as a public park. There are two sign boards at the entrance.
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- Added: 30 Jan 2015
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2567568
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