Burial on the Trail

Burial on the Trail (HM19MR)

Location: Farson, WY 82932 Sweetwater County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 59.898', W 109° 37.375'

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Death on the trail did not allow for the fineries of the funerals back home. Emigrants made do with materials available. Black would adorn the clothes of mourners, and care would be taken to provide the best funeral possible. The most travelers could provide was often just a shallow trench beside the trail and no coffin for the deceased.

Many emigrants worried about the lack of propriety of a simple grave on the windswept prairie and vowed to return and provide a "proper" resting place.

Few of the thousands of emigrant graves have been located. The wind and snow soon obliterated any evidence of them. Markers disappeared, and in some cases, wild animals scavenged the graves. Stories of family members later returning to search for a loved one's final resting place are common, but the searches were usually fruitless.
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HM NumberHM19MR
Series This marker is part of the California Trail series, and the Oregon Trail series.
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Placed ByBureau of Land Management
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 at 10:07am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 614050 N 4650504
Decimal Degrees41.99830000, -109.62291667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 59.898', W 109° 37.375'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 59' 53.88" N, 109° 37' 22.50" W
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Area Code(s)307
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 129-179 California-Mormon Emigrant Rd, Farson WY 82932, US
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