Dublin Pioneer Cemetery
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The Dublin Pioneer Cemetery is located in Dublin, California
. It contains the remains of many of the pioneer settlers who arrived in the area following the 1848 discovery of gold in California
. The cemetery was established in 1859 behind Old St. Raymond's Church
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Tom Donlon fell to his death on September 6, 1859 while he was working on the construction of the church, and was the first person buried there after its formal creation. There is an earlier headstone dated 1852,.
In 1964 the cemetery was taken over by Dublin Cemetery, Inc. Sometime after 1990, it was acquired by the City of Dublin. As of 2006, it contained 426 graves, and it remains an active cemetery.
Geographical coordinates 37.70177°N 121.9397°W
Dublin, California
Dublin is a suburban city of the East Bay region of Alameda County, California, United States. Located along the north side of Interstate 580 at the intersection with Interstate 680, roughly east of Hayward, west of Livermore and north of San Jose, it was named after the city of Dublin in...
. It contains the remains of many of the pioneer settlers who arrived in the area following the 1848 discovery of gold in California
California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The first to hear confirmed information of the gold rush were the people in Oregon, the Sandwich Islands , and Latin America, who were the first to start flocking to...
. The cemetery was established in 1859 behind Old St. Raymond's Church
Old St. Raymond's Church
Old St. Raymond's Church is a historic church in Dublin, California. The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 12, 2006....
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Tom Donlon fell to his death on September 6, 1859 while he was working on the construction of the church, and was the first person buried there after its formal creation. There is an earlier headstone dated 1852,.
In 1964 the cemetery was taken over by Dublin Cemetery, Inc. Sometime after 1990, it was acquired by the City of Dublin. As of 2006, it contained 426 graves, and it remains an active cemetery.
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Geographical coordinates 37.70177°N 121.9397°W