Mount Olivet Cemetery, Roslyn, Washington

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Date: 18 Nov 2022
Location: Roslyn, Kittitas, Washington, United States

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Mount Olivet Cemetery

This profile is part of the Mount Olivet Cemetery, Roslyn, Washington One Place Study.

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Cemetery Details

Cemetery name: Mount Olivet Cemetery
(also known as Black Miner's Cemetery, Old Black Cemetery)
Address: Memorial Ave, Roslyn, Kittitas County, Washington, USA
GPS Coordinates: 47.22000, -121.00100

History

Mt. Olivet Cemetery, is an African-American cemetery in Roslyn, Washington. There were numerous black coal miners in Roslyn in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and about 200 people are buried at Mt. Olivet. It is part of the Roslyn cemetery complex, 19 acres of cemeteries clustered on the edge of Roslyn, Washington. Most of the cemeteries are associated with a particular ethnicity and/or fraternal organization.

Earliest known burial: George A Hazelwood (abt.1845-1890)
Latest known burial: Harriet Joyce (Craven) Hawkins (1928-2020)

Roslyn Historical Cemeteries

The Roslyn Historical Cemeteries is a collection of 26 separate cemeteries in Roslyn, WA. Situated on 15 acres, the cemeteries include an estimated 5,000 graves and represent at least 24 different nationalities.

Mt. Olivet is an African-American cemetery founded in 1888. Many African American miners came to Roslyn during labor strikes, which started in the summer of 1888 and continued for a few years. During the strikes, more than 300 miners moved to the town with the families, which was the largest migration of African Americans to Washington State at the time. Cemeteries at the time were still segregated, so Mt. Olivet was founded for the local black community.