Hardyville Cemetery

Hardyville Cemetery

Cemetery in 2013
Location 1776 AZ 95, Bullhead City, Arizona
Coordinates 35°7′15″N 114°35′11″W / 35.12083°N 114.58639°W / 35.12083; -114.58639Coordinates: 35°7′15″N 114°35′11″W / 35.12083°N 114.58639°W / 35.12083; -114.58639
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
NRHP Reference # 01000905[1]
Added to NRHP August 30, 2001

The Hardyville Cemetery, also known as the Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery, at 1776 Arizona State Route 95 in Bullhead City, Arizona, is a historic 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) cemetery that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1][2] It has accompanying sketch, photos, newspaper clipping, and other

It is the only surviving significant remnant of Hardyville, a once-thriving shipping port for steamboats (on the Colorado River) and had served as the county seat of Mohave County. It contains 17 graves, each covered with a pile of cobble stones, as originally created.[2]

It was listed on the National Register in 2001.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Elmona Dahlstrom (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Hardyville Cemetery/Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery" (PDF). National Park Service.


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