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Toano Cemetery Elko County, Nevada
In one of the more remote parts of northeastern Nevada, on a small hill overlooking the long since abandoned town of Toano (1868 - 1906), is a small cemetery overgrown with sagebrush. In this cemetery are six marked graves, three of which the headstones remain. Here you will find "the children of Toano" - Mary, Willie, and John David.
~~~~~~~~~ Mary - daughter of David and Olive Morgan, born December 9, 1878, died February 14, 1880 Willie - son of H. & M. Schodde, born April 26th, 1882, died Sep. 14, 1882 John David - son of John and Margaret Lewis, born June 15, 1891, died December 21, 1901
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According to the NVGHOSTTOWNS.COM site, this cemetery actually contains more than 30 graves "although vandalism and occasional cloudbursts have left only a few with legible markers."
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USGS Topographic Map of Toano Cemetery (1991)
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On the fifth of June 'Neath the cloudless moonlit sky Three children play Shadows cast and stars shine bright As the children of Toano Dance and play till dawn. - Dan Turner, 5/20/02
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Additional Information: Northeastern Nevada Museum
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Recent Photos by Dan Turner 5/19/02
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