Hi Jolly Monument

N end of Cemetery Rd, Quartzsite, Arizona. County/parish: La Paz.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places February 28, 2011. NRIS 11000054.

1 contributing object.

Also known as:

  • Hi Jolly Cemetery
  • Quartzite Cemetery
  • The Last Camp of Hi Jolly

From Wikipedia:

Hi Jolly Monument

The Hi Jolly Monument is a grave site in the Hi Jolly Cemetery located at Quartzsite, Arizona, United States, marking the grave of Hi Jolly, a Syrian-born camel driver brought to the United States in 1856 to drive camels for the US Cavalry. The site is located halfway between Phoenix, Arizona, and Los Angeles, California. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75608266

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