Helen Caraveo
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Information of the people that were buried in the Old Whitehall Cemetery was obtained from the cemetery inscriptions that were put into a pamphlet by Vicki M. Miller in 1980 and from the research done by the Jefferson Valley Museum. Names of persons buried there were found in the local newspapers which were printed from 1894 through 1957. The town historian even used a metal detector to find some of the old metal headstones. The Old Whitehall Cemetery was started about 1881 by Major Brooke who did not charge anyone for a plot. Fires and cattle destroyed some of the cemetery's information. More information can be found at the museum which is opened during summers.
A newspaper article by Dorothy Brooke stated that the cemetery overlooks the one-time Well's Fargo Stage Station. Major Edward Gantt Brooke and his wife, Rachel, took charge of the one and one-half story stage station which was about a half-mile away from the cemetery and established the hillside burial grounds. He planted two rows of cedar trees in the form of a cross but a clean-up fire claimed most of the trees. Water was carried in 50-gallon wooden barrels from the nearby Whitehall Creek by a team of horses and wagon. The water was used to water the trees.
A newspaper article by Dorothy Brooke stated that the cemetery overlooks the one-time Well's Fargo Stage Station. Major Edward Gantt Brooke and his wife, Rachel, took charge of the one and one-half story stage station which was about a half-mile away from the cemetery and established the hillside burial grounds. He planted two rows of cedar trees in the form of a cross but a clean-up fire claimed most of the trees. Water was carried in 50-gallon wooden barrels from the nearby Whitehall Creek by a team of horses and wagon. The water was used to water the trees.
Information of the people that were buried in the Old Whitehall Cemetery was obtained from the cemetery inscriptions that were put into a pamphlet by Vicki M. Miller in 1980 and from the research done by the Jefferson Valley Museum. Names of persons buried there were found in the local newspapers which were printed from 1894 through 1957. The town historian even used a metal detector to find some of the old metal headstones. The Old Whitehall Cemetery was started about 1881 by Major Brooke who did not charge anyone for a plot. Fires and cattle destroyed some of the cemetery's information. More information can be found at the museum which is opened during summers.
A newspaper article by Dorothy Brooke stated that the cemetery overlooks the one-time Well's Fargo Stage Station. Major Edward Gantt Brooke and his wife, Rachel, took charge of the one and one-half story stage station which was about a half-mile away from the cemetery and established the hillside burial grounds. He planted two rows of cedar trees in the form of a cross but a clean-up fire claimed most of the trees. Water was carried in 50-gallon wooden barrels from the nearby Whitehall Creek by a team of horses and wagon. The water was used to water the trees.
A newspaper article by Dorothy Brooke stated that the cemetery overlooks the one-time Well's Fargo Stage Station. Major Edward Gantt Brooke and his wife, Rachel, took charge of the one and one-half story stage station which was about a half-mile away from the cemetery and established the hillside burial grounds. He planted two rows of cedar trees in the form of a cross but a clean-up fire claimed most of the trees. Water was carried in 50-gallon wooden barrels from the nearby Whitehall Creek by a team of horses and wagon. The water was used to water the trees.
