Silverton Cemetery

Cimitre du désert ancien

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Il est difficile de qualifier un cimetière comme une attraction touristique, mais ce qui se trouve dans le désert et montre l'histoire de certains qui sont venus à Silverton et n'ont pas quitté.

Such an insight into the history

Located about a 5 minutes drive from the main road this cemetery is very basic and run down but also gives an insight into how young some of the residents of Silverton were when they sadly passed. Man...

Some Old Grave There

Cemeteries share so much of the history of a town. The old cemetery is very overgrown and not all the graves are maintained which is sad. Also what is sad is the fact that there is a lot of unmarked g...

The dead center of town

Amazing cemetery with some interesting history. Its a little off the main street but very much worth the detour. Wear closed in shoes and lots of fly spray. We spent around 30 minutes here ...

A moment of refection

Some of the older graves have not stood the test of time very well but nevertheless it is worth a visit. The cemetery also contains a shrine to miners that paid the ultimate sacrifice at the local min...