Mt. Union Cemetery

Mt. Union Cemetery (HM2812)

Location: Philomath, OR 97370 Benton County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 32.27', W 123° 20.058'

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Inscription
On May 11, 1861 Reuben and Mary Jane
Holmes Shipley, former negro slaves,
deeded from their farm purchased from
Charles Bales' donation land claim, the
original plot for this cemetery.
Buried in Lot 10 are Reuben Shipley, Mary
Jane Shipley Drake, Alfred Drake, and
the Shipley children:

Ella  ·  Wallace ·  Martha · William
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HM NumberHM2812
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Date Added Saturday, June 2nd, 2018 at 1:02am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)10G E 473441 N 5068334
Decimal Degrees44.53783333, -123.33430000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 32.27', W 123° 20.058'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 32' 16.2000" N, 123° 20' 3.4800" W
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Area Code(s)541
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 343 Mt Union Ave, Philomath OR 97370, US
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