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Champion Creek Blagodatnoye Cemetery

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Memorials	:	1
Location	:	Castlegar, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate	:	49.3042000, -117.4041900
Description	:	Blagodatnoye Cemetery was established in 1912 by the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood (C.C.U.B.) to serve the Blagodatnoye settlement area. It is located along Champion Creek and became known as the Champion Creek Doukhobor Cemetery. After the demise of "C.C.U.B." in about 1937-39, the cemetery continued to be used by its successor organization the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ (U.S.C.C.)until the 1970's. The cemetery is no longer in active use. It is privately owned and maintained by the U.S.C.C. and was restored in 2000. The cemetery is approximately 2 acres in size and is enclosed by a wire fence with... Read More	Blagodatnoye Cemetery was established in 1912 by the Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood (C.C.U.B.) to serve the Blagodatnoye settlement area. It is located along Champion Creek and became known as the Champion Creek Doukhobor Cemetery. After the demise of "C.C.U.B." in about 1937-39, the cemetery continued to be used by its successor organization the Union of Spiritual Communities of Christ (U.S.C.C.)until the 1970's. The cemetery is no longer in active use. It is privately owned and maintained by the U.S.C.C. and was restored in 2000. The cemetery is approximately 2 acres in size and is enclosed by a wire fence with a single gate. It is partially wooded. The cemetery contains approximately 120 interments in a single section comprised of nine rows facing east-west by 26 rows north-south. The majority of graves and no marker and the mounds have been leveled. Some mounds are marked by piles of rocks. Death registrations were used to identify 52 unmarked graves. 56 unmarked graves remained unidentified. The marked graves typically have plain slate, marble or concrete upright headstones or flat markers set flush to the ground. To access the cemetery, travel south from Castlegar on Highway 3 toward Salmo. Turn right at Columbia Road and continue for approximately 1 kilometer (.6 mile). Turn right at Prairie Road and continue for approximately 3 kilometers. (1.9 miles) to the end of the pavement, then continue for approximately 2 km. (1.2m) to the locked gate. (Note that the road is paved for several kilometers before turning into a dirt road. The road parallels the river, heading towards Trail.)Once you arrive at the locked gate, continue on foot for approximately 2 kilometers (1.2 miles). Where the road splits, continue along the tower road to the right which ends in front of the cemetery entrance. The cemetery is on private property and permission to enter should be obtained from the owners. At the entrance there is a plaque commemorating the centennial anniversary of the Doukhobor immigration to Canada. It is written in Cryllic and in English. The English script reads: HERE REST THE REMAINS OF DOUKHOBORS, CHRISTIAN PACIFICISTS WHO CAME TO CANADA FROM RUSSIA IN 1899 BECAUSE OF PERSECUTION FOR THEIR LIFE CONCEPT AND REFUSAL TO BEAR ARMS. GUIDED BY THEIR BELIEF IN "TOIL AND PEACEFUL LIFE", THEY AND THEIR DESCENDANTS OVERCAME HARDSHIPS, MAINTAINED THEIR SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL IDENTITY, AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE YOUNG COUNTRY THAT GAVE THEM REFUGE. NOW MOTHER EARTH HAS RECLAIMED THE REMAINS OF THESE "SPIRIT WRESTLERS", AND THEIR SOULS HAVE RETURNED HOME, TO REST ETERNALLY IN GOD'S HEAVENLY KINGDOM. MAY THEIR LEGACY INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO CONTINUE THE STRUGGLE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM.1899 - 1999 I found all this information on the Doukhobor Genealogy Website.

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Champion Creek Blagodatnoye Cemetery is located at 5 Kilometers south of Castlegar Castlegar, Central Kootenay Regional District ,British Columbia ,Canada.
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Latitude: 49.3042000
Longitude: -117.4041900

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Porto Rico Doukhobor Cemetery
Porto Rico, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.3262000, -117.2457830

2. Salmo Doukhobor Cemetery
Salmo, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.2307400, -117.2521700

3. Thrums Doukhobor Cemetery
Castlegar, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.3684700, -117.5671860

4. Glade Plodorodnoye Cemetery
Glade, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.3939200, -117.5365200

5. Salmo Cemetery
Salmo, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.1942000, -117.3007400

6. Ymir Cemetery
Ymir, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.2815230, -117.2055080

7. Hearn's Hill Mitsunaga Gravesite
Salmo, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.1979900, -117.2808600

8. Verigin's Memorial Park
Brilliant, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.3193800, -117.6314800

9. Shoreacres Doukhobor Cemetery
Shoreacres, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.4346820, -117.5231820

10. Ootischenia Cemetery
Ootischenia, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.2785350, -117.6401060

11. Brilliant USCC Cemetery
Castlegar, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.3200600, -117.6457710

12. Zuckerberg Island
Castlegar, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.3157650, -117.6558490

13. Kinnaird Park Memorial Cemetery
Castlegar, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.2874908, -117.6594009

14. Krestova Cemetery
Krestova, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.4353800, -117.5884000

15. Nelson Memorial Park
Nelson, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.4765205, -117.2859268

16. Robson Community Memorial Cemetery
Robson, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.3331610, -117.6920910

17. Pass Creek Doukhobor Cemetery
Pass Creek, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.3829200, -117.6802700

18. Fruitvale Memorial Cemetery
Fruitvale, Kootenay Boundary Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.1063200, -117.5487500

19. Valley View Cemetery
Slocan, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5273200, -117.6327700

20. Slocan Park Doukhobor Cemetery
Slocan Park, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.5274400, -117.6330200

21. Columbia Riverview Cemetery
Trail, Kootenay Boundary Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.0976200, -117.6678700

22. Winlaw Doukhobor Cemetery
Winlaw, Central Kootenay Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.6013000, -117.5800000

23. Pend'Oreille Cemetery
Trail, Kootenay Boundary Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.0064500, -117.6037500

24. Old Trail Cemetery
Trail, Kootenay Boundary Regional District, Canada
Coordinate: 49.0773200, -117.7761000

Champion Creek Blagodatnoye Cemetery

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