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American Pioneer & Cemetery Research Project

Internet Presentation

112212

 

DOUBLE CIRCLE RANCH

& PIONEER CEMETERY

 

Along Eagle Creek

Clifton, AZ

 

N33 20 12.13, W109 29 39.58

 

By: Neal Du Shane

 

From the ghostly abandoned derelict structures remaining of the original Double Circle Ranch, it is obvious this was a very large and prosperous ranch operation in its day. Only a few structures present themselves currently as to images of its grand life past.

 

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Most notable is the water tower, four individual room cabins with all rooms in a straight line.

 

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These rooms had restrooms with showers, a closet and one electric light bulb in the center of each room. Two of the rooms could be adjoining by opening a single door. Not sure if these were guest cottages or high ranking ranch hand rooms?

 

 

As I walked through the pavilion, meeting hall, grange, or dance hall or whatever it was called in its day, with its gigantic fireplace and hard wood dance floor, you could close your eyes and hear the echoes of Saturday night or special gatherings of the ranch hands, guests and the surrounding community enjoyed here. Very grand structure with history dripping from the rafters.

 

Some distance from the main structures was a stone house that is very well preserved.

 

 

The original Double Circle Ranch Cemetery is being maintained. When we researched the graves within the fence we found 50 graves. We found three unmarked graves outside the fence. Not in rows but one each on three sides, all adults, all male. A few markers (6) and the most graves are either unmarked or all identification has been lost from the markers. There were many small children’s graves in this cemetery.

 

 

 

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Identifying 50+ graves inside the fenced cemetery

Indentifying 1 or 3 graves outside the fenced cemetery

 

 

American Pioneer & Cemetery Research Project

Internet Presentation

112212

 

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n.j.dushane@apcrp.org

 

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