Primary Name: Sanders, W. A.

Filed as: Sanders, W. A.

Also known as: W. A. Sanders

Occupation / Association: Mining engineer

Associated places: Douglas, Alaska; Lawson Creek, Alaska

Keywords: W A Sanders Douglas Alaska, Lawson Creek cemetery history, Douglas Alaska cemetery origins, P H Fox Douglas Alaska, M J OConnor Douglas Alaska, Reverend Peplogle Douglas Alaska, W C Boyd Douglas Alaska, early Douglas Alaska development

Biography

In 1899 mining engineer W. A. Sanders agreed to give the people of Douglas the “dry knoll this side of Lawson Creek” for use as a cemetery if they would not object to his mining patent. Sanders also agreed to construct a road to the grounds, but declined to put the promise in writing, stating that his word was sufficient.

Immediately following the meeting, a Cemetery Committee composed of P. H. Fox, M. J. O’Connor, Reverend Peplogle, and W. C. Boyd took possession of the knoll and ran a line from Third Street in Douglas to the site. Their actions helped establish what became one of the early cemetery grounds serving the Douglas community.

Sources

Survey and Inventory of Douglas Historic Cemeteries.