We were driving through on our way back from Reno to South Lake Tahoe. Always on the hunt to see interesting local historical landmarks, I Unilocaled the area and found that this wasn’t too far out of our way. Getting there wasn’t easy. Our GPS got us in the area, this Unilocal map’s no help. We found ourselves on Morgan Mill Road looking up at a hill. How to get up there? Going around on Deer Run Road brought us into an industrial maze that were all private roads. We asked at the Federal building and some nice folks tried looking at land maps but couldn’t figure out a way in. So we chalked this up as a miss and started back on the road. My husband took a wrong turn(forgot which road) and just as he U-turned, saw this little sign atop a stop sign. It looks like a private driveway to the industrial businesses up there, but we figured«Why not?» Found another little sign. That-a-way! Found it! It was rather eerie because nobody else was around. Even though there were all these businesses on our way up the hill, it felt isolated. You could tell that there’s some maintenance done and that last stretch of road looked like new asphalt. You walk through a rusted turnstile to enter. There’s a placard with historical info by the entrance. Most of the headstones indicated that the Empire City residents buried here passed away around 100 years ago in the early 1900s. Some plots & headstones were elaborate. Hearing the wind whistling, it made us feel mournful. This is a very somber place. We found Empire Cemetery to be interesting and worth the visit. While looking at the headstones and taking note of the lifespans, I let my imagination go and tried to picture the person and the life they led during this era. If you happen to be in the area, drop by to pay respects.
Wayne D.
Classificação do local: 5 Carson City, NV
This is your typical«Western» cemetery. Lots of old tombstones, and– unfortunately– lots of vandalism. Don’t know why people get a charge out of desecrating graves, but it takes all kinds. Local Boy Scouts have been active here, and they try to keep it up as best they can on a limited basis. Lots of Empire history buried here. Not too many recent burials, but there are some. It does make you wonder, though, how to sum up a life with just a few words chiseled in stone. Nicholas Ambrose, founder of Empire, is buried here– born October 8, 1824, died May 22, 1880. About 200 people are buried here.
