this sank like a stone in GD, maybe you guys will like it

[Kali]

Haji Ali





the last camp of Hi Jolly born somewhere in Syria about 1823 died at Quartzite December 16 1902 came to this country February 10 1856 cameldriver - packer - scout - over thirty years a faithful aid to the US government Arizona Highway Department 1955

[Pierre.Suave]

1. k

what is the significance?

[Kali]

6. well when I posted it in gd I snarkily pointed out the fact that he was

a damn islamist/middle eastern feller - you know, like with sarcasm....

[fizzgig]

2. not many of those types of memorials here, are there?

i like those pics, did you take them?

[Kali]

8. nah, I don't get out much - my sister sent them

[Nicole]

3. 79 years old?

I had no idea camels lived that long!

Neat looking gravesite.

[Kali]

9. a guy, not a camel

[Nicole]

15. Thanks

I need to change my contacts I think. :rofl:

[Kali]

17. oh me too

read this: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=6211068&mesg_id=6211334

[Nicole]

18. Good!

You know how I feel now. :blush:

Racoons and camels being mistaken for people. :rofl:

[Kali]

4. You guys don't know about Hi Jolly? The Army's experiment with camels after the

civil war in AZ and California desert?

[flaminbats]

5. far out...

:hippie: it isn't easy to live alone, but the stars are bright and beautiful in the most isolated places.

[wildhorses]

7. a camel is a horse with a hump on its back--

see i've been to the desert on a horse with no name
it felt good... to get out of the rain!!

thanks, for the pix:hi:

[Kali]

11. I've got a gelding that rides like a damn camel

they have a different gait - that is for sure :rofl:

[Ptah]

10. First glance, I thought it was the Tom Mix memorial.

Thanks for documenting another piece of history, Kali.

:hi: :thumbsup:

Edit to add the Tom Mix Memorial:

[Kali]

12. Is it a pyramid too? I haven't been all the way up the Florence road in ages, and don't think I've

ever seen it.

Know you go more often :hug:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

13. Here's something similar

This is in the Mt. Olivet historical cemetery in Nashville. I took this shot one day while taking pictures of tombstones. I never made a note of who was interred.

[Kali]

14. cool - who is interred there?

I used to live pretty close to "Hunt's Tomb" on a hill in Papago Park on the east edge of Phx - near the zoo and hole in the rock, for any Phoenicians that may know the area (across the canal in North Tempe)

Will look for a pic - don't have one of my own

[Kali]

16. here is another

photo from az.gov :




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from http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/intucson/history_culture/032506a16_governorstomb :

First governor's tomb needs repairs

The Arizona Republic

The tomb where Arizona's first governor is buried needs repairs, and some people are calling on city officials to pay for the restoration.

Long cracks and huge divots scar the once-alabaster tiles of the Hunt's Tomb landmark in Papago Park.

The white pyramid-shaped tomb was built in 1932 by Gov. George P. Hunt for his late wife, Helen. He joined her two years later, fulfilling his wish to be buried in a place overlooking the Phoenix metropolitan area.

The 100-member Gov. George P. Hunt chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has lobbied to support the memorial to one of the state's first supporters of women's suffrage.

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