Caribou cemetery Mary Webster gravestone

1. Color slide. 1951: Mary, Wife of Joseph Webster, Born in Cornwall ENGLAND, Jan. 14. 1840, Died July 1, 1879. Aged 39 Years.
1. Color slide. 1951

Mary, Wife of Joseph Webster, Born in Cornwall ENGLAND, Jan. 14. 1840, Died July 1, 1879. Aged 39 Years.

Name/Title

Caribou cemetery Mary Webster gravestone

Entry/Object ID

2024.1.9

Description

Mary Webster gravestone in Caribou cemetery. Mary, Wife of Joseph Webster, Born in Cornwall ENGLAND, Jan. 14. 1840, Died July 1, 1879. Aged 39 Years. Color slides donated by Lorraine Todd. Located in Box 18, red binder. Color prints donated by Tom Hendricks. Located in Box 18, white binder. 1. Color slide and color print 8"x10" 2. B&W negative 2.25"x3.25". Located in Black Archive Box 1. 3. Color slide 4. Color print 8"x10"

Context

Caribou City, established in 1870, soon grew to a thriving community of 60 businesses and 400 people, supported by 20 producing mines. At its peak, Caribou was home to over 1,000 people. Caribou was noted for its weather. At 10,000 feet elevation, the town was subject to thunderstorms, snow that buried buildings and violent winds. Old-timers said that Caribou was “the town where the winds were born.” Caribou was rebuilt after a devastating fire in 1879, but the silver crash of 1893, along with epidemics of scarlet fever and diphtheria and a second fire in 1900, meant the end of Caribou. Its cemetery was vandalized over the years and is now being restored.

Collection

Edgeley W. Todd and Lorraine Todd Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2024.1

Source or Donor

Lorraine L. Todd

Location

* Untyped Location

Black Archive Box 1