Daughters of the American Revolution at Pioneer Cemetery Dedication

Notes:

May 1939 (Memorial Day) photograph taken at the dedication of the Pioneer Cemetery at Carpenter's Corners on Packard Road, perhaps the first cemetery in Ypsilanti. Behind the stone enclosure were the graves of Emily Whittemore, the first white person to die in Washtenaw County in 1825 and the daughter of Luke and Phoebe Whittemore, on whose land the cemetery was created, and John Terhune.

Date Issued:

1939-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Ypsilanti Historical Society Photo Archives

Subject Topic:

1939, 1930s, Daughters of the American Revolution, Pioneer Cemetery, Carpenter's Corners, Packard Road, Wilber, Wilbur, Brown, Terhune, Vreeland, Whittemore

Language:

UND

Rights:

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