Fort Apache Cemetery, White Mountain Apache Reservation, Fort Apache, Arizona


Fort Apache Cemetery, White Mountain Apache Reservation, Fort Apache, Arizona
Originally uploaded by The Nite Tripper

This is a photograph of the grave of the wife of an Indian scout in the Fort Apache Cemetery located on the White Mountain Apache Reservation in Northeastern Arizona. The cemetery was originally planned as the burial ground for U.S. Cavalrymen, their families, Indian scouts, their families and civilians working at nearby Fort Apache. The U.S. Army operated Fort Apache from 1869 until 1922. After it closed, the U.S. Government disinterred all of the white burials and relocated them to New Mexico, leaving the Native American burials in tact. The cemetery is badly overgrown but is still in use today.

Fort Apache Cemetery, White Mountain Apache Reservation, Fort Apache, Arizona


Fort Apache Cemetery, White Mountain Apache Reservation, Fort Apache, Arizona
Originally uploaded by The Nite Tripper

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