Elberton Cemetery,2013
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This old cemetery is one of the more interesting aspects of Elberton. Located on the hill directly to the northeast of town,the cemetery holds some of the oldest graves in the area. This particular marker displays the difficulty faced by Palouse pioneers,as infant mortality rates were very high. This baby was only a few days old when she passed.
Image by author,2013.
This file appears in: Ghost Town of Elberton
Ghost Town of Elberton
The towns of the Palouse followed similar patterns of early growth as white settlers flooded into the area, followed by a long and gradual decline with the greater mechanization of farming. Some simply vanished. Today,the ghost town of Elberton…
