Many pioneer gravesites have been lost over time, requiring great effort to locate them. One of them is the Turtle Gulch Cemetery in Shasta County, Calif., where 57 identified gravesites are barely visible from a road in the Bald Hills.

As It Was: Shasta County Cemetery Contains 57 gravesites

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