McLane Cemetery
Also known as Mud Bay Cemetery
Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA
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By 1953 the cemetery was in poor repair when the McLane Grange conducted a cleanup as a Washington Centennial project. Volunteers harvested trees on the site to generate revenue to support ongoing maintenance. However, the cemetery again fell into disrepair and from the 1950s to the 1970s vandals severely damaged the cemetery, opened graves, and removed markers from the site.
In 1975 the McLane School District determined it was unable to properly care for the cemetery and deeded it back to McLane descendants. Thurston County established a permanent easement to the cemetery in 2004 and conducted a cleanup and documentation effort in 2006. However, as of 2013, there is no ongoing maintenance plan and the cemetery is overgrown and remains difficult to access. Very few original markers remain and there are no known official burial records.
More recently, the church adjoining the cemetery obtained permission from McLane descendants to maintain a small fenced area, away from the historic burials, for inurnment of church members.
By 1953 the cemetery was in poor repair when the McLane Grange conducted a cleanup as a Washington Centennial project. Volunteers harvested trees on the site to generate revenue to support ongoing maintenance. However, the cemetery again fell into disrepair and from the 1950s to the 1970s vandals severely damaged the cemetery, opened graves, and removed markers from the site.
In 1975 the McLane School District determined it was unable to properly care for the cemetery and deeded it back to McLane descendants. Thurston County established a permanent easement to the cemetery in 2004 and conducted a cleanup and documentation effort in 2006. However, as of 2013, there is no ongoing maintenance plan and the cemetery is overgrown and remains difficult to access. Very few original markers remain and there are no known official burial records.
More recently, the church adjoining the cemetery obtained permission from McLane descendants to maintain a small fenced area, away from the historic burials, for inurnment of church members.
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Olympia, Thurston County, Washington, USA
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- Added: 1 Dec 2009
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2333354
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