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Pioneer baby’s grave
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Just north of Shasta state historic park, another historic landmark is a little more lonely. First you have to go down stairs into a wooded area.
The grave is in a little clearing and immediately it’s obvious that the place has been well cared for, with toys and ribbons and decorations kept there. It’s a sad little place, that grave–all alone.
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8 Comments, Comment or Ping
Fimbrethil(Helen)
That’s very sad and touching at the same time. A little eerie too since the bars around it almost look like a crib. I’m glad the gave is still cared for. Where my great grandparents are buried rarely sees visitors because it’s the wing that’s the oldest.
Jun 27th, 2008
Ling (36 comments.)
Awww.. That is sweet, and sad. The bars make it look like a little crib.
Jun 27th, 2008
pussreboots (157 comments.)
I want to go hug my kids now. :(
Jun 27th, 2008
Laurie (5 comments.)
What does the gravestone say? That is sad, and I thought it looked like a crib too.
Jun 28th, 2008
Linda R. Moore
Helen–the story goes that highway 299 was rerouted to keep the grave safe. There used to be a Jewish cemetery there but now it’s just this little grave. And it is eerie, and lonely.
Jul 1st, 2008
Linda R. Moore
Definitely, Ling…
Jul 1st, 2008
Linda R. Moore
Pussreboots — *hug*
Jul 1st, 2008
Linda R. Moore
Laurie, the little boy was called Charles, and he was Jewish. The family had no Jewish cemetery in Red Bluff, so they came up here where there was one to bury their child. It’s quite a way and would have been a hard journey.
Jul 1st, 2008
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