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

Ehrenberg Cemetery

Photographed 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 Vitus
Lost Dutchman Chapter 5917+4

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

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 27, 1839.

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

Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Colorado River Valley,

in the Sonoran Desert,

and in the Yuma Area.

It is also in the American Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

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it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured 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); Giant Desert Figures (approx. 13½ miles away in California). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ehrenberg.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Taylor's Ferry (was approx. 13.3 miles away in California but has been confirmed missing).

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

Photographed by Frank Houdek, April 27, 2003

2. Ehrenberg Cemetery Marker

To the Memory of Our Unknown Brothers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed 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 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Frank Houdek, April 27, 2003

4. Entrance to the Ehrenberg Cemetery and Monument

Ehrenburg Cemetery Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed 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 was last revised on July 26, 2018. It was originally submitted on May 26, 2010, by Frank Houdek of Kingman, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,459 times since then and 72 times this year. 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.