Ehrenberg Cemetery Marker

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Ehrenberg in La Paz County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Ehrenberg Cemetery

By Frank Houdek, April 27, 2003

1. Ehrenberg Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This monument built to
perpetuate the memory of
the pioneers, trailblazers,
and adventurers that rest
in these unmarked graves.

(Arizona Highway Department, 1934)

Rededicated: April 27, 2003 (CY 6008)
By the Ancient and Honorable Order of E Clampus Vitas
Lost Dutchman Chapter 5917+4

Erected 1989 by E Clampus Vitus Lost Dutchman Chapter 5917. (Marker Number 41.)

Marker series. This marker is included in the E Clampus Vitus marker series.

Location. 33° 36.318′ N, 114° 31.44′ W. Marker is in Ehrenberg, Arizona, in La Paz County. Marker is on Ehrenberg Poston Highway north of Interstate 10. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ehrenberg AZ 85334, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Pioneer Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); In Memory of Hualapai Ancestors (approx. 5.6 miles away); Blythe Intake (approx. 8.8 miles away in California); Palo Verde Irrigation District Diversion Dam (approx. 8.8 miles away in California); 390th Bomb Group (H) (approx. 10.8 miles away in California); Desert Strike (approx. 11.7 miles away in California); Taylor's Ferry (approx. 13.3 miles away in California); Giant Desert Figures (approx. 13.5 miles away in California). Click for a list of all markers in Ehrenberg.

By Frank Houdek, April 27, 2003

2. Ehrenberg Cemetery Marker

More about this marker. The president of the chapter at the time of the original dedication was Robert "The Saint" Stragnell, M.D. and the president at the time of the re-dedication was Jimmy 'Pa Begot' Phillips, NGH#14

Also see . . . Eerie Ghosts of the Ehrenberg Cemetery. The history of the town and cemetery and sitings of cemetery "residents". (Submitted on May 26, 2010.)

To the Memory of Our Unknown Brothers Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Frank Houdek, March 12, 1989

3. To the Memory of Our Unknown Brothers Marker

This wooden marker was erected at this site in 1989. It was the first marker placed by the newly chartered ECV Lost Dutchman Chapter No. 5917+4
Inscription:
To the Memory of Our Unknown Brothers
Lost Dutchman Colony, E Clampus Vitus,
Dedicated March 12, 1989.

Entrance to the Ehrenberg Cemetery and Monument Photo, Click for full size

By Frank Houdek, April 27, 2003

4. Entrance to the Ehrenberg Cemetery and Monument

Ehrenburg Cemetery Monument Photo, Click for full size

By Frank Houdek, April 27, 2003

5. Ehrenburg Cemetery Monument

This monument was erected in 1939 by the Arizona Highway Department and ECV in turn received permission to add the marker.

Credits. This page originally submitted on May 26, 2010, by Frank Houdek of Kingman, Arizona. This page has been viewed 786 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 26, 2010, by Frank Houdek of Kingman, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.