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Pioneer Cemetery in Phoenix contains early settler graves; association oversees preservation
Summary
A commenter described the history and features of Pioneer and Military Memorial Park (Pioneer Cemetery) in Phoenix, noting graves of early settlers including Darrell Duppa and Jacob Waltz, the presence of roughly 3,700 burials, and that the Pioneer Cemetery Association manages preservation and the restored Smurthwaite House.
A commenter at the meeting described Pioneer and Military Memorial Park, known as Pioneer Cemetery, at 13th Avenue and Jefferson in Phoenix as the resting place of many early settlers, including Darrell Duppa and Jacob Waltz, and said the Pioneer Cemetery Association is responsible for preserving the site.
The commenter said the cemeteries are on a prehistoric Hohokam site known as La Via, were established in 1884, and were closed to new…
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