Autre nom(s)
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Liens et documents
Date(s) de construction
Inscrit au répertoire canadien:
2011/02/24
Énoncé d'importance
Description du lieu patrimonial
The Steelhead Cemetery consists of a small plot of land in Steelhead Provincial Park near Savona, British Columbia. The cemetery is located on the bluff overlooking the park and Kamloops Lake. The historic place consists of the cemetery containing one memorial and the remains of an earlier decorative wood fence nearby.
Valeur patrimoniale
The Steelhead Cemetery has spiritual, historical, aesthetic and recreational values.
The Steelhead Cemetery is important for its relationship with the spiritual values held by the early pioneers in the area. Of unknown denomination, the cemetery is located high on a bluff overlooking the former Francois Saveneux property and Kamloops Lake. It is a testament to the early settlers of the area, their adventurous lives and hard work.
The cemetery has historical value through the presence of the burials of two well-known Savona residents: ferryman Francois Saveneux and brewer and Mason Giovanni Velatti.
Aesthetic value is found in views of the cemetery with its white picket fence; the remains of an earlier, more decorative fence lie on the ground nearby.
The cemetery has educational and interpretive value through its preservation within both of the earlier privately-owned and provincial campsites, and through proposed plans for an extensive interpretive program on the site. It also has recreational value for its support to the overall visitor experience at Steelhead Provincial Park.
Source: Ministry of Environment, BC Parks
Éléments caractéristiques
Key character-defining elements of Steelhead Cemetery include:
Site:
-location of the cemetery on the high bluff overlooking Steelhead Provincial Park
-single tombstone of Giovanni Velatti with Masonic emblem
-unmarked grave of Francois Saveneux
-grassland vegetation
-fence surrounding cemetery site
-nearby remains of earlier fence
Reconnaissance
Juridiction
Colombie-Britannique
Autorité de reconnaissance
Province de la Colombie-Britannique
Loi habilitante
Park Act, art.5
Type de reconnaissance
Parc provincial (établissement)
Date de reconnaissance
1995/07/08
Données sur l'histoire
Date(s) importantes
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Thème - catégorie et type
- Exprimer la vie intellectuelle et culturelle
- La philosophie et la spiritualité
Catégorie de fonction / Type de fonction
Actuelle
- Loisirs
- Site historique ou d'interprétation
Historique
- Religion, rituel et funéraille
- Site funéraire, cimetière ou enclos
Architecte / Concepteur
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Constructeur
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Informations supplémentaires
Emplacement de la documentation
Ministry of Environment, BC Parks
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Identificateur féd./prov./terr.
EeRf-23
Statut
Édité
Inscriptions associées
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