Name/Title
Hail (Susan) Grave, Emigrant Grave Site on Oregon Trail, Hastings, NE, 1959Entry/Object ID
P1995.1P.363Description
Hail (Susan) Grave, Emigrant Grave Site on Oregon Trail, Hastings, NE, 1959. Two photos of tombstone for emigrant woman who died and was buried along the Oregon Trail. b/w
95.1P.353 = Closeup on stone, being read by W.E. Eigisti of the Hastings Museum. Enscribed: "Memory of Mrs. Susan O. Hail of Lafayette County, Missouri who died June 2, 1852, age 34 yrs. 5 mos. 12 days. Legend sas this pioneer died after drinking water poisoned by Indians. Erected & Dedicatted by Hastings Outdoor Club, July 30, 1933.
95.1P.363B = Distance view of Hail gravesite, surrounded by fence atop a hillside in rural setting. Legend: "Prairie Grave of Susan Hail. West of Hastings, Nebraska. According to legend, her bereaved husband rode back to St. Joseph, Mo. to trade his horse for a grave stone which he carried back to the grave on a wheelbarrow. That stone has since been replaced by the one in the (previous) photo. Mr. W. E. Eigisti, Director of the Hastings Museum, guided us to the grave of Susan Hail north of Kenesaw, Nebraska.
old digital file name: NE-PioneerGrave & NE-PioneerGrave2Made/Created
Date made
1959Place
City
HastingsState/Province
NebraskaNotes
Early Date: 1959Lexicon
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Pony expressSearch Terms
Oregon Trail, Emigrant Grave, Susan Hail GravesiteRelationships
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Susan HailProvenance
Notes
Photo taken by SJM staff photographer
