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Birch Hill Cemetery

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234: 75:. The cemetery is divided into different sections, including some set aside for Alaska Natives and Catholics, as well as fraternal organizations like the Eagles and Masons. For many years, the municipally run cemetery was known for its collection of folk monuments and natural landscape, both in some ways expressions of Alaskan notions of individualism and freedom from the regulations common in cemeteries elsewhere in the United States. Among those buried there are Klondike miner Elam Harnish, whose story inspired 245: 290: 300: 118: 285: 179: 239: 295: 150:
US National Register of Historic Places. Clay Street Cemetery. AHRS Site: FAI-164. September 13, 1982.
161: 137: 122: 71:. It was laid out on a hillside overlooking the city in 1938 as a secondary option to the 72: 8: 233: 97: 86: 68: 55: 191: 92:
There are stories of ghosts being sighted, the most prominent being the White Lady.
81: 279: 260: 247: 225: 229: 76: 175: 187: 218: 135:"PBS documentary features Birch Hill on 'A Cemetery Special'". 183: 95:The cemetery was profiled on the PBS documentary 277: 119:"In Alaska, spring thaw brings burial services". 16:Cemetery in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska 291:Buildings and structures in Fairbanks, Alaska 174: 232: 278: 301:Cemeteries established in the 1930s 168: 159:"'Burning Daylight' Laid to Rest", 13: 14: 312: 210: 180:"A Cemetery Special (preview)" 153: 144: 129: 111: 1: 286:1938 establishments in Alaska 104: 7: 10: 317: 261:64.8603272°N 147.6712690°W 162:Fairbanks Daily News Miner 138:Fairbanks Daily News Miner 123:Seattle Post-Intelligencer 85:and Territorial Governor 50: 35: 30: 26: 21: 266:64.8603272; -147.6712690 296:Cemeteries in Alaska 178:(October 26, 2005). 73:Clay Street Cemetery 257: /  226:Birch Hill Cemetery 65:Birch Hill Cemetery 22:Birch Hill Cemetery 98:A Cemetery Special 87:Michael Stepovich 69:Fairbanks, Alaska 67:is a cemetery in 62: 61: 56:Fairbanks, Alaska 308: 272: 271: 269: 268: 267: 262: 258: 255: 254: 253: 250: 236: 222: 221: 219:Official website 204: 203: 201: 199: 190:. Archived from 172: 166: 157: 151: 148: 142: 133: 127: 115: 82:Burning Daylight 46: 44: 19: 18: 316: 315: 311: 310: 309: 307: 306: 305: 276: 275: 265: 263: 259: 256: 251: 248: 246: 244: 243: 217: 216: 213: 208: 207: 197: 195: 194:on May 24, 2012 173: 169: 158: 154: 149: 145: 134: 130: 116: 112: 107: 58: 42: 40: 17: 12: 11: 5: 314: 304: 303: 298: 293: 288: 274: 273: 237: 223: 212: 211:External links 209: 206: 205: 167: 165:, 6/20/1941, 7 152: 143: 128: 109: 108: 106: 103: 60: 59: 54: 52: 48: 47: 37: 33: 32: 28: 27: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 313: 302: 299: 297: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 283: 281: 270: 241: 238: 235: 231: 227: 224: 220: 215: 214: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 171: 164: 163: 156: 147: 141:, 10/25/2005. 140: 139: 132: 125: 124: 120: 114: 110: 102: 100: 99: 93: 90: 88: 84: 83: 79:in the novel 78: 74: 70: 66: 57: 53: 49: 38: 34: 29: 25: 20: 230:Find a Grave 196:. Retrieved 192:the original 170: 160: 155: 146: 136: 131: 121: 113: 96: 94: 91: 80: 64: 63: 264: / 252:147°40′17″W 176:Sebak, Rick 126:, 5/9/2004. 117:Matt Volz. 77:Jack London 36:Established 280:Categories 249:64°51′37″N 105:References 240:GNIS data 198:July 18, 51:Location 242:  41: ( 31:Details 200:2012 188:WQED 43:1938 39:1938 228:at 184:PBS 282:: 182:. 101:. 89:. 202:. 186:/ 45:)

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Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks, Alaska
Clay Street Cemetery
Jack London
Burning Daylight
Michael Stepovich
A Cemetery Special
"In Alaska, spring thaw brings burial services".
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Sebak, Rick
"A Cemetery Special (preview)"
PBS
WQED
the original
Official website
Birch Hill Cemetery
Find a Grave
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GNIS data
64°51′37″N 147°40′17″W / 64.8603272°N 147.6712690°W / 64.8603272; -147.6712690
Categories
1938 establishments in Alaska
Buildings and structures in Fairbanks, Alaska
Cemeteries in Alaska
Cemeteries established in the 1930s

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