Redwood fence, ceramic, plastic, stone, glass, metal, and fabric, painted
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Gravestone
Sculptures-Folk
Sculptures
Place:
Nevada
Fallon
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Nevada survey, 1994.
Image on file.
Fallon Eagle Standard, Oct. 27, 1990, pg. 11.
(Cross-like structure at head of grave:) WILSON TURNER, 3YRS. 1864/LE BEAU/THREE SISTERS, JENNIE 9 LOUISE 6/(EMMA 3, GRAVE SITE IS UNKNOWN.)/CHILDREN DIED IN 3 DAYS/OF DIPHTHERIA, CIRCA 1865 (Sign on side of grave:) WILSON TURNER 3 YRS. OLD BOY. DIED IN WAGON w/3 LEBEAU/SISTERS. ALL 4 WERE BURIED c. 1/4 Mi N.W. OF THIS SPOT 1864/CLOUD-BURSTS IN 1940 WASHED OUT 2 SKELETONS SIZE OF/OLDER GIRLS OUT ON FLAT. REBURIED 1941 AT THIS SPOT (Cross at foot of grave:) LE BEAU (Aluminum plate at foot of grave, etched:) "Restoration of 3 LeBeau sisters/grave is dedicated to memory of the hundreds of men, women/& children, & the thousands/of animals that perished/on the trail to California/in circa 1846 to 1870's while/crossing Nevada" unsigned
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Summary:
A gravesite surrounded by a wooden fence, mounting a cross-like headpiece with an inscription. At the foot of the grave is a smaller cross with an inscribed plate. Within the fence are colorful stones, painted and initialed bricks, pilted plants, plastic toys, and other objects. The fence has colorful pieces of fabric tied to some posts and the fence is surrounded by stones.
