Smeltertown Cemetery (El Paso)

"The Smeltertown Cemetery was launched in 1882, according to the dates on the steel archway over the gate to the cemetery proper. El Paso wasn't a lot, then, the year after the railroad arrived, and the smelter was a respectful distance out of town. The smelter's employees saw no reason to make a commute to the city, and so founded the little community known as Smeltertown near the base of the smokestacks. The river provided water, and the smelter provided work and a company store for comestibles and sundries. In time a church was built and cemetery sanctified to care for the Smeltertown's otherworldly needs..."

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